Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ribblesdale Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 96th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

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 Ribblesdale Street (BB10 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribblesdale Street (BB10 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribblesdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Altham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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