Total Crime Rate

696.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 696.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.0 10/10
  • Other theft 134.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
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

Accrington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 9th 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 Accrington Road (BB11 4AX) in the last 12 months was 696.6 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 55.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 203.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Accrington Road (BB11 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnley Barracks (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Accrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Public order Starkie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pomfret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6239 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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