Total Crime Rate

244.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · 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 18th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 44th 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 244.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% 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 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 (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lanark Street Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunoon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fielden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arran Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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