Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1UY) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Bank Hall average (214.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Street (21 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 (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterbarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Towneley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Towneley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Latham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
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Data Sources

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