Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morse Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 29th 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 Morse Street (BB10 4LS) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morse Street (BB10 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Haven Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 56 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 | Mitella Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsden Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wycoller Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycoller Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wycoller Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wycoller Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycoller Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darnley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darnley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walsden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wycoller Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Towneley Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Towneley Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitella Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mitella Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mary Towneley Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stroyan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Olympia Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Towneley Fold | β |
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