Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Extwistle Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 31st 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 Extwistle Road (BB10 3PD) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Briercliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Extwistle Road (BB10 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heap Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Extwistle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heap Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heap Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownside Road —
Sep 2025Public order Higgin Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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