Total Crime Rate
312.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tay Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 28th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tay Street (BB11 4BU) in the last 12 months was 312.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tay Street (BB11 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinross Street (22 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 | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tay Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elgin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nairne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Girvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tay Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A679 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kinross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paisley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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