Crime Rates at St James's Street, Burnley, BB11 1PP

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 1PP) 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 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.