Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 86.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Thwaites Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 123rd lowest 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 Thwaites Road (BB5 4QT) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Immanuel average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thwaites Road (BB5 4QT), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thwaites Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patterdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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