Total Crime Rate

438.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.2 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 438.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coultate Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 17th 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 Coultate Street (BB12 6RF) in the last 12 months was 438.3 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coultate Street (BB12 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivory Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coultate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coultate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wavell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olivant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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