Total Crime Rate

229.4 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 229.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Keats Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 31st highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keats Close (BB8 9SA) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 345.2% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Close (BB8 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Slater Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Boulsworth & Foulridge

Crime Over Time in Keats Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Slater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birtwistle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park —
Sep 2025Other crime Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑