Total Crime Rate
647.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swindon Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 9th 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 647.9 per 1,000 residents and was 288.9% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (β 309.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% 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 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinross Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Matthew Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athol Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westmorland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmorland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nairne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nairne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Girvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tay Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherby Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tay Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthew Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Raglan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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