Total Crime Rate

1732.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

632.1 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 1732.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 632.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 471.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 421.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.6 10/10
  • Public order 167.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 107.1 10/10
  • Other theft 78.6 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Burglary 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
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

Oxford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 3rd 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 Oxford Road (BB11 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 1732.1 per 1,000 residents and was 708.6% higher than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 632.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (BB11 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turf Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reed Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blakey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blakey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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