Crime Rate in Briercliffe, ward

Briercliffe has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 15 wards in Burnley district and the 3594th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 300th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Briercliffe in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Burnley district average (145.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Briercliffe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Briercliffe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Widow Hill Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.