Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Sharp Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 57th 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 Sharp Street (BB10 1SL) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 174.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharp Street (BB10 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharp Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roundel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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