Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amersham Grove area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amersham Grove (BB10 2RP) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amersham Grove (BB10 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Beckenham Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Reedley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Toms Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyhurst Height | Under investigation |
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