Crime Rates at Westgate, Burnley, BB11 1RY

Westgate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 11th 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 Westgate (BB11 1RY) in the last 12 months was 588.2 per 1,000 residents and was 253.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (BB11 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.