Crime Rates at Barn Close, Burnley, BB11 5AX

This 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 This (BB11 5AX) 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 postcode BB11 5AX, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruce Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.