Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hawthorne Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 101st 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 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Road (BB11 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Rise, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosemount Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Manchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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