Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sweet Clough Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweet Clough Drive (BB12 6LY) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweet Clough Drive (BB12 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loxley Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sweetclough Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Sweet Clough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowerfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lowerhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowerhouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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