Total Crime Rate

108.7 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hazel Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 129th highest 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 Hazel Avenue (BB5 5NN) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Avenue (BB5 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bold Venture Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Meadows
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Back Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A680
Sep 2025Other theft A680 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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