Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holcombe Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 112th 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 Holcombe Drive (BB10 4BH) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holcombe Drive (BB10 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Felix Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doris Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holcombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doris Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higgin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Ridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chichester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holcombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prescott Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hobart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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