Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Keats Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 30th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

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 Keats Close (BB8 9SA) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 364.6% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Close (BB8 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Slater Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Keats Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slater Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Valley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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