Total Crime Rate

694.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

283.1 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 694.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 283.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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

Plumbe Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 10th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumbe Street (BB11 3AW) in the last 12 months was 694.9 per 1,000 residents and was 266.9% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 283.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumbe Street (BB11 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turf Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plumbe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lutner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutner Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turf Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turf Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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