Total Crime Rate

732.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

300.5 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 732.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 300.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 239.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 112.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Other crime 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • 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

Swindon Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 7th 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 Swindon Street (BB11 4PF) in the last 12 months was 732.4 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 300.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindon Street (BB11 4PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 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 Swindon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swindon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Prestwich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Beverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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