Crime Rate in Altham, ward

Altham has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hyndburn district and the 2110th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 187th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Altham in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Hyndburn district average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Altham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Altham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Lancaster Drive, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Read Street (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.