Total Crime Rate

119.5 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cardigan Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 117th 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 Cardigan Avenue (BB5 4QL) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Avenue (BB5 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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