Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Widow Hill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 111th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Widow Hill Road (BB10 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Briercliffe average (66.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widow Hill Road (BB10 2TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Widow Hill Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widow Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Widow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balderstone Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balderstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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