Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 67th 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (BB11 2PP) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (BB11 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creswick Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemount Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rosemount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosemount Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romney Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clevelands Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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