Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Meadows area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 118th 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 Spring Meadows (BB5 5XA) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Altham average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Meadows (BB5 5XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Altham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burnley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A680 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A680 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A680 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A680 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A680 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.