Crime Rates at Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 1XH

Briercliffe Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 68th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1XH) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briercliffe Road (BB10 1XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Altham Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.