Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dill Hall Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dill Hall Lane (BB5 4DR) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dill Hall Lane (BB5 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howarth Avenue (9 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
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