Total Crime Rate

235.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 235.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Accrington Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 46th 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 5AL) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Accrington Road (BB11 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Accrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perth Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Smirthwaite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smirthwaite Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fielden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A679 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smirthwaite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lanark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Smirthwaite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Smirthwaite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stoop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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