Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hyacinth Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Altham , and the 127th highest 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 Hyacinth Avenue (BB5 6NW) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hyacinth Avenue (BB5 6NW), the main crime hotspot is near Daisy Hill Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hyacinth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Hill Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Court —
Apr 2026Public order Sedum Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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