Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Colne Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 88th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

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 Colne Road (BB10 1DT) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colne Road (BB10 1DT), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escott Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebrew Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pheasantford Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Bromsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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