Crime Rates at Woodgrove Road, Burnley, BB11 3EJ

Woodgrove Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 22nd 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 Woodgrove Road (BB11 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 344.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgrove Road (BB11 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smalley Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.