Crime Rates at Oxford Road, Burnley, BB11 3HB

Oxford Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 120th 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 Oxford Road (BB11 3HB) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (BB11 3HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smalley Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.