Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shackleton Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 118th 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 Shackleton Street (BB10 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shackleton Street (BB10 3BJ), 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 Shackleton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bromsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colbran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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