Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stonyhurst Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 143rd lowest 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 Stonyhurst Close (BB12 7DL) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonyhurst Close (BB12 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitegate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitegate Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitegate Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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