Total Crime Rate

156.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 156.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cardinal Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Street (BB10 1RU) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 30 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 theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Street (BB10 1RU), 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 Cardinal Street area

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

Data Sources

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