Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rossendale Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 106th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rossendale Road (BB11 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossendale Road (BB11 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rossendale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Olde Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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