Total Crime Rate

529.8 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 529.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.5 10/10
  • Burglary 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Helm Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 13th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helm Close (BB11 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 529.8 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% 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 Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helm Close (BB11 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttercross Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forfar Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Helm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eaves Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Helm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helm Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Micklehurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mellor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buttercross Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vandyck Avenue —
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Data Sources

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