Total Crime Rate

262.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.4 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 262.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Burton Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 33rd 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 Burton Court (BB11 3JR) in the last 12 months was 262.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (189.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 143.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Court (BB11 3JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 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 Burton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Burton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strange Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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