Total Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Street 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 Clarence Street (BB11 3NW) 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 Clarence Street (BB11 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, 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.
View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tarleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Outwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Outwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smalley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stewart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stewart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smalley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kay Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Somerset Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
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