Total Crime Rate

213.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 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 213.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridge Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 55th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Road (BB11 3DD) in the last 12 months was 213.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (BB11 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turf Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawk Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holcombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chichester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doris Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Felix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thurston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hobart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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