Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bracewell Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 77th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracewell Street (BB10 1UN) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracewell Street (BB10 1UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claughton Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bracewell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharp Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebor Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Sharp Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Steer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hawes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towneley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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