Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Stone Moor Bottom area has the 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 90th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stone Moor Bottom (BB12 7BW) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stone Moor Bottom (BB12 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Avenue. Police recorded 50 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 Stone Moor Bottom area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cotton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Anne'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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