Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (BB10 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (BB10 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godiva Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterbarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterbarn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escott Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnley Court
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 Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Altham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pheasantford Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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