Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Olympia Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olympia Street (BB10 4EW) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olympia Street (BB10 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Haven Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 41 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitella Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olympia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olympia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olympia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mizpah Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Olympia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitella Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitella Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prescott Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitella Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitella Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitella Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mary Towneley Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brandwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Irene Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lebanon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prescott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hinton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higgin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browsholme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browsholme Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelburn Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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