Total Crime Rate

420.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 420.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briercliffe Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 16th 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 420.4 per 1,000 residents and was 372.5% higher than the Lanehead average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 172.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briercliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Conway Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Ground Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Ground Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sedburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansergh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barbon Street —
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Data Sources

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