Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henfield Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Henfield Close (BB5 5WP) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henfield Close (BB5 5WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henfield Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Altham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burnley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
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