Total Crime Rate

103.6 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 103.6 8/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vale Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Altham , and the 134th lowest 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 Vale Court (BB5 6XE) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Altham average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Court (BB5 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Winterley Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highergate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
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Data Sources

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