Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 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 169.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ribchester Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 85th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribchester Avenue (BB10 4PD) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Brunshaw average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribchester Avenue (BB10 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Towneley Fold, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waddington Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ribchester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Paythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
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Data Sources

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