Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Swanage Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 119th 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 Swanage Road (BB10 3EB) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanage Road (BB10 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastern Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ennismore Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Eldwick Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Towneley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Towneley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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