Crime Rates at Wharfedale Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2LL

Wharfedale Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

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 Wharfedale Avenue (BB10 2LL) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfedale Avenue (BB10 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redman Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.