Total Crime Rate

239.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 239.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Athol Street North area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 48th 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 Athol Street North (BB11 4BS) in the last 12 months was 239.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street North (BB11 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruce Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athol Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B6239 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prestwich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prestwich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swindon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6239 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Arran Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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