Total Crime Rate
610.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blannel Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 10th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blannel Street (BB11 4AA) in the last 12 months was 610.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 210.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blannel Street (BB11 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Cranmer Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pomfret Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burnley Barracks | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranmer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranmer Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Raglan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Every Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Every Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piccadilly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Piccadilly Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keppel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnley Barracks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnley Barracks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westmorland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
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