Total Crime Rate

125.4 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 125.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 111th 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 Kingsway (BB5 5EL) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Altham average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (BB5 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altham

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ringwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ringwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wittlewood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Entwisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑