Total Crime Rate

214.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 51st 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 Ruskin Avenue (BB12 8TF) in the last 12 months was 214.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (BB12 8TF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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