Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Parkinson Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 116th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkinson Street (BB11 3LU) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkinson Street (BB11 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkinson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dall Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lutner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutner Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lutner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rumley Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other crime Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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