Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whalley Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalley Road (BB5 5SB) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB5 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushy Field —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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