Total Crime Rate
121.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warwick Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 114th 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 Warwick Street (BB5 4AL) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Street (BB5 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riding Barn Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrington Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwick Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Grove | Under investigation |
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