Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterbarn Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 147th highest 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 Waterbarn Street (BB10 1RN) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterbarn Street (BB10 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 70 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 Waterbarn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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