Total Crime Rate

146.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 146.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morse Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morse Street (BB10 4PB) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Brunshaw average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morse Street (BB10 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Mary Towneley Fold. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycoller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaidburn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waddington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waddington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Waddington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chipping Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatburn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribchester Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Wycoller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wycoller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Towneley Fold β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycoller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mary Towneley Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycoller Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycoller Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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