Total Crime Rate

233.6 per 1,000 10/10 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 233.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.8 10/10
  • Other crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burton Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 47th 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 Street (BB11 3NZ) in the last 12 months was 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Street (BB11 3NZ), 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 Burton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anne 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 2025Public order Richard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Tentre β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tarleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smalley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smalley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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