Total Crime Rate
177.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leyland Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 75th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leyland Road (BB11 3DS) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leyland Road (BB11 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Felix Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doris Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Felix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leyland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doris Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Godley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunslet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hunslet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hunslet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hobart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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