Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

The Oval area has the 39th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 109th 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 The Oval (BB11 5BP) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (BB11 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tiber Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rossendale Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fenwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossendale Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiber Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiber Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Olde Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Olde Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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