Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Williams Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 71st 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 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Road (BB10 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Williams Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Burglary A6114 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Victoria Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6114 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bromsgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colbran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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