Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Williams Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 82nd 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 Williams Road (BB10 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Road (BB10 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Williams Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oban Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thursby Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colbran Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennismore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thursby Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ribblesdale Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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