Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Drive (BB12 7DP) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Drive (BB12 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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