Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petre Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 78th 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 Petre Road (BB5 5JB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Altham average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petre Road (BB5 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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