Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Slaidburn Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 89th highest 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 Slaidburn Avenue (BB10 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaidburn Avenue (BB10 4NZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Slaidburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Paythorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paythorne Avenue —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughlee Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darnley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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