Total Crime Rate
405.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paisley Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 18th 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 Paisley Street (BB11 4ED) in the last 12 months was 405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 143.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 32 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paisley Street (BB11 4ED), 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 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nairne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airdrie Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airdrie Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airdrie Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airdrie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Airdrie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Airdrie Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Greenock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Airdrie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Airdrie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athol Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Tay Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tay Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Girvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Airdrie Crescent | — |
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