Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 170.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Weldon Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 84th 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 Weldon Street (BB11 4LL) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weldon Street (BB11 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westmorland Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alwin Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weldon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street
Apr 2026Other crime Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B6239 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6239 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Public order Starkie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherby Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwich Street Local resolution
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Swindon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Pomfret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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