Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Branch Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 85th 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 Branch Road (BB11 3NB) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 296.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Road (BB11 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Branch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rumley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strange Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Tentre β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kay Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Street β€”

Data Sources

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