Crime Rates at Water Street, Hapton, Burnley, BB12 7LQ

Water Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 126th lowest 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 Water Street (BB12 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (BB12 7LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wiswell Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.