Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 127.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ribchester Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 110th highest 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 Ribchester Avenue (BB10 4PD) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Brunshaw average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribchester Avenue (BB10 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Mary Towneley Fold. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribchester Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Wycoller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hurstwood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaidburn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waddington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waddington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chipping Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatburn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribchester Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wycoller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnley Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycoller Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycoller Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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