Crime Rates at St Matthew Street, Burnley, BB11 4JJ

St Matthew Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 104th 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 St Matthew Street (BB11 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthew Street (BB11 4JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Beverley Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.