Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 81st highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Drive (BB5 0FA) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Immanuel average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Drive (BB5 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Sharples Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maya Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharples Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharples Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharples Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maya Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cravenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savoy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Shore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Shore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blossom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lonsdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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