Total Crime Rate

252.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 41st highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BB11 2DN) in the last 12 months was 252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 163.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BB11 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shorey Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hunslet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hobart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hunslet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunslet Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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