Total Crime Rate

628.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.0 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 628.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Clifton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 12th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Street (BB12 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 628.5 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 226.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Street (BB12 0QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hattersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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