Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tower Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 118th highest crime rate of 268 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 Tower Street (BB5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Church average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (BB5 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Spread Eagle Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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