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Crime Rates in Burnley, local authority district

Crime Rate

148

148

High 7/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in Burnley, (local authority district) is 148 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Burnley (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 46.7 7/10
Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
Shoplifting 10.5 6/10
Other theft 7.21 5/10
Burglary 6.64 8/10
Public order 6.28 4/10
Vehicle crime 5.94 6/10
Other crime 3.76 9/10
Drugs 3.44 5/10
Possession of weapons 1.39 7/10
Robbery 1.06 5/10
Bicycle theft 0.718 4/10
Theft from the person 0.56 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Burnley (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Burnley (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Burnley (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Burnley (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Burnley
    LAD
  • North West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Burnley (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Burnley (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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