Total Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ada 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.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Latham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Latham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Latham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holmby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundel Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waterbarn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
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