Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 79.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Branch Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branch Road (BB11 3NB) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Road (BB11 3NB), 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 Branch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hull Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strange Street 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 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Avenue —
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Data Sources

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