Total Crime Rate

381.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.5 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 381.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dunoon Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 18th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunoon Street (BB11 4EF) in the last 12 months was 381.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Dunoon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smirthwaite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smirthwaite Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selkirk Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherby Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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