Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wycoller Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 59th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wycoller Avenue (BB10 4LF) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wycoller Avenue (BB10 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Edgworth Grove. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wycoller Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Paythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgworth Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
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Data Sources

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