Crime Rates at Sunderland Street, Burnley, BB12 6JS

Sunderland Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 140th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Street (BB12 6JS) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Street (BB12 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Groveside Park, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowden Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.