Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Rectory Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 76th 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 Rectory Road (BB12 0BG) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (BB12 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belgrave Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Arley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences March Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavour Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Gill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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