Crime Rates at Hawthorne Road, Burnley, BB11 2JR

Hawthorne Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Road (BB11 2JR) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Road (BB11 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Herbert Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.