Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thornton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 143rd lowest 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 Thornton Road (BB10 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Brunshaw average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BB10 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langwyth Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyneley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyneley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ennerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendor Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyneley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langwyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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