Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holbeck Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holbeck Avenue (BB10 1DP) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holbeck Avenue (BB10 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godiva Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnley Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escott Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Bromsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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