Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Burglary 61.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ashworth Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 58th 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 Ashworth Road (BB12 7AA) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 Burglary with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashworth Road (BB12 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Levant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ightenhill Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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