Total Crime Rate

684.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 684.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.6 10/10
  • Other theft 111.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kings Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Avenue (BB4 6AP) in the last 12 months was 684.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1287.8% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 230.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (BB4 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawtenstall Bus Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawks Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parramatta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawtenstall Bus Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarraville Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarraville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whinberry Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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