Total Crime Rate

323.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 323.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Browsholme Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 26th 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 Browsholme Avenue (BB10 4QN) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browsholme Avenue (BB10 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Haven Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browsholme Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stroyan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Irene Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haven Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mizpah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Browsholme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browsholme Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browsholme Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higgin Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higgin Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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