Total Crime Rate
1885.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Helena Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Helena Street (BB10 4AP) in the last 12 months was 1885.7 per 1,000 residents and was 702.4% higher than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 195 (β 696.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helena Street (BB10 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Turf Street. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bank Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turf Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higgin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higgin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helena Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harry Potts Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichester Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leyland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmsley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Road | β |
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