Crime Rates at Mere Court, Burnley, BB11 5SA

Mere Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 23rd 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 Mere Court (BB11 5SA) in the last 12 months was 343.1 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Court (BB11 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milbrook Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.