Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranbourne Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 111th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranbourne Drive (BB5 4DH) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Altham average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbourne Drive (BB5 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbourne Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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