Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 316.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sussex Close area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 21st highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Close (BB5 4RS) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Close (BB5 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Grove. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sussex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road West —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Warwick Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrington Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Grove —
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Data Sources

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