Crime Rates at Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 1TZ

Briercliffe Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 144th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Lanehead average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eldwick Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.