Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sparth Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparth Road (BB5 5QD) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Altham average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparth Road (BB5 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Pickup Street. Police recorded 34 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 Sparth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A680 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A680 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branch Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A680 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A680 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A680 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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