Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ward Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 90th highest crime rate of 269 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 Ward Avenue (BB5 3NP) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Immanuel average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (BB5 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oswald Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thwaites Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
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Data Sources

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