Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 205.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pickup Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 49th 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 Pickup Street (BB5 5NS) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 124.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickup Street (BB5 5NS), 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 Pickup Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rishton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A680 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street β€”
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 Back Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A680 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickup Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
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 Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owen Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickup Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parklands Court β€”

Data Sources

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