Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.2 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Athol Street South area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 52nd 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 Athol Street South (BB11 4PA) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street South (BB11 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bruce Street, where police recorded 47 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 Athol Street South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Public order Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
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Data Sources

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