Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Douglas Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 139th 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 Douglas Way (BB10 2JH) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Briercliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Way (BB10 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Todmorden Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Harrison Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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