Total Crime Rate

699.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.6 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 699.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 230.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.2 10/10
  • Drugs 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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

Devonshire Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 8th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (BB10 1AL) in the last 12 months was 699.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.5% higher than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (BB10 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escott Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aspinall Close Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Hebrew Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aspinall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cronkshaw Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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