Total Crime Rate

5357.1 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 5357.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1428.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1428.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1129.9 10/10
  • Public order 292.2 10/10
  • Other theft 279.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 272.7 10/10
  • Drugs 103.9 10/10
  • Burglary 97.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 90.9 10/10
  • Robbery 64.9 10/10
  • Other crime 58.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
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

St James'S Street area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 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 St James'S Street (BB11 1NH) in the last 12 months was 5357.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2179.5% 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 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 243 (≈ 1577.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Street (BB11 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 423 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Place
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street
Sep 2025Burglary Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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 Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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