Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
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

Ada Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ada Street (BB10 1RS) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Lanehead average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ada Street (BB10 1RS), 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 Ada Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterbarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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