Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunster Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 124th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Dunster Avenue (BB5 4NX) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Immanuel average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Avenue (BB5 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary A679 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spread Eagle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spread Eagle Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Spread Eagle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spread Eagle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spread Eagle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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