Total Crime Rate
148.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anne Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 97th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anne Close (BB10 4AX) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anne Close (BB10 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Blakey Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Anne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blakey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blakey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holcombe Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brandwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hull Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browsholme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browsholme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browsholme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Drive | Under investigation |
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