Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elm Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

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 Elm Street (BB10 1PB) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (BB10 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Whalley Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whalley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnley Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aspinall Close Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Burglary Aspinall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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