Crime Rates at Hammerton Street, Burnley, BB11 1LT

Hammerton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 8th 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 Hammerton Street (BB11 1LT) in the last 12 months was 699.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.5% higher 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammerton Street (BB11 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.