Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sweet Briar Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweet Briar Close (BB5 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweet Briar Close (BB5 5LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 46 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 Sweet Briar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rishton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowther Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Freshfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freshfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bayley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
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Data Sources

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