Total Crime Rate

857.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 857.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 277.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.3 10/10
  • Drugs 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 4th highest 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 Kingsway (BB11 1AB) in the last 12 months was 857.1 per 1,000 residents and was 264.7% higher than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (BB11 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 517 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coal Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawcliffe Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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