Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 168.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 48th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (BB8 9RW) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 236.6% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (BB8 9RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slater Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slater Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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