Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodplumpton Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodplumpton Road (BB11 2QT) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodplumpton Road (BB11 2QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creswick Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodplumpton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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