Total Crime Rate

517.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 517.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briercliffe Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 15th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1TU) in the last 12 months was 517.7 per 1,000 residents and was 595.9% higher than the Lanehead average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 766.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 172.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briercliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Hodder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hodder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sedburgh Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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