Crime Rates at Brown Street, Burnley, BB11 1PJ

Brown 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 Brown Street (BB11 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 5655.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2540.3% higher than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 39.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 1928.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Street (BB11 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 284 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.