Total Crime Rate

131.4 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 131.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 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
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

Burnley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 105th 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 Burnley Road (BB5 5TS) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB5 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Bold Venture Way. Police recorded 18 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 Burnley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bold Venture Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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