Crime Rates at Florence Avenue, Burnley, BB11 5LE

Florence Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Avenue (BB11 5LE) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Avenue (BB11 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harold Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Bank (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.