Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 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 229.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Accrington Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 50th 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 Accrington Road (BB11 5AE) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Accrington Road (BB11 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Accrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swindon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunoon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarren Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elgin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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