Crime Rates at Holmes Street, Burnley, BB11 3BE

Holmes Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 95th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmes Street (BB11 3BE) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Street (BB11 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Turf Street. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.