Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.3 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dawson Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chatburn , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .

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 Dawson Avenue (BB12 7JF) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Chatburn average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Dawson Avenue (BB12 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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