Crime Rates at Howard Street, Burnley, BB11 4PJ

Howard 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 Howard Street (BB11 4PJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Howard Street (BB11 4PJ), 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.