Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leamington Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 139th 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 Leamington Avenue (BB10 3EY) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Briercliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Avenue (BB10 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromer Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eldwick Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leamington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eldwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barbon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansergh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basnett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennismore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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