Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rimington Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rimington Avenue (BB5 0NP) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rimington Avenue (BB5 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rimington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downham Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairclough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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