Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brentwood Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brentwood Avenue (BB11 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (189.4 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentwood Avenue (BB11 2PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Romney Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creswick Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brentwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Rosemount Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadema Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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