Total Crime Rate

194.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 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 194.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Piccadilly Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 61st 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 Piccadilly Road (BB11 4PU) in the last 12 months was 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piccadilly Road (BB11 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piccadilly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ellis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lisbon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Every Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Public order Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sackville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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