Crime Rates at Somerset Street, Burnley, BB11 2HX

Somerset Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 65th 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 Somerset Street (BB11 2HX) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (189.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (BB11 2HX), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.