Total Crime Rate

496.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 496.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.2 10/10
  • Burglary 59.6 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rossendale Road 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 Rossendale Road (BB11 5QA) in the last 12 months was 496.7 per 1,000 residents and was 196.9% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 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 ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Rossendale Road area

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Data Sources

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