Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 100th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (BB5 3BD) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (BB5 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Melrose Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadfield —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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