Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brunswick Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 98th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (BB11 3LE) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (BB11 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lutner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutner Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lutner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dall Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rumley Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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