Crime Rates at Bronte Avenue, Burnley, BB10 3HY

Bronte Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 42nd 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 Bronte Avenue (BB10 3HY) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Brunshaw average (135.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bronte Avenue (BB10 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Waddington Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.