Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morse Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morse Street (BB10 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morse Street (BB10 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mary Towneley Fold. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
Apr 2026Public order Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Paythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Olympia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold —
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Data Sources

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