Total Crime Rate

526.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 526.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Robbery 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rimington Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 14th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rimington Avenue (BB10 4NN) in the last 12 months was 526.8 per 1,000 residents and was 289.3% higher than the Brunshaw average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 178.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rimington Avenue (BB10 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Waddington Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rimington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thieveley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Paythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneyhurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Chiltern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thieveley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thieveley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheddon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheddon Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Thieveley View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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