Crime Rate in Brunshaw, ward

Brunshaw has the 8th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in Burnley district and the 1147th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 109th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brunshaw in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Burnley district average (145.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brunshaw’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 301 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brunshaw ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Edgworth Grove, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Haven Street (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.