Total Crime Rate

768.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 768.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 407.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Public order 92.7 10/10
  • Other theft 66.2 10/10
  • Burglary 59.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farrington Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 5th 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 Farrington Place (BB11 5TY) in the last 12 months was 768.2 per 1,000 residents and was 305.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farrington Place (BB11 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tiber Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rossendale Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farrington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Marine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Olde Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Olde Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiber Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiber Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossendale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
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Data Sources

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