Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Brunshaw Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 71st highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunshaw Road (BB10 3HX) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Brunshaw average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunshaw Road (BB10 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Waddington Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunshaw Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thieveley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheddon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheddon Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thieveley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thieveley View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thieveley View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thieveley View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waddington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waddington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Hurstwood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunshaw Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thieveley View —

Data Sources

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