Total Crime Rate

341.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 341.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brownhill Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brunshaw , and the 21st 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 Brownhill Avenue (BB10 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 341.5 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% higher than the Brunshaw average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Avenue (BB10 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgworth Grove, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haven Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brownhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browsholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelburn Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Chelburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Grove 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandwood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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