Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Allen Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 96th 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 Allen Street (BB10 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Street (BB10 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Altham Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birley Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bromsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebrew Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escott Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Altham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Green Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasantford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pheasantford Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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