Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Netherwood Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 144th lowest 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 Netherwood Street (BB10 2EW) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Briercliffe average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherwood Street (BB10 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parker Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorview Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Burnley

Crime Over Time in Netherwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.