Crime Rates at Sandygate, Burnley, BB11 1EQ

Sandygate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 7th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandygate (BB11 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 692.5 per 1,000 residents and was 315.7% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandygate (BB11 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.