Crime Rates at Altham Street, Burnley, BB10 1NE

Altham Street 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 Altham Street (BB10 1NE) 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 Altham Street (BB10 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newman Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.