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Crime Rates in Burnley, local authority district

Crime Rate

149

High 7/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in Burnley, (local authority district) is 149 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 45.4 8/10

Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10

Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10

Shoplifting 11 7/10

Other theft 9.11 6/10

Burglary 7.33 8/10

Vehicle crime 7.26 7/10

Public order 6.73 5/10

Other crime 3.01 7/10

Drugs 2.81 5/10

Possession of weapons 1.33 7/10

Robbery 1.25 4/10

Bicycle theft 0.655 3/10

Theft from the person 0.56 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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 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 in local authority districts of Burnley (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Cliviger with Worsthorne	31.4 low
2. Briercliffe	68.2 low
3. Whittlefield with Ightenhill	76.3 low
4. Lanehead	80 low
5. Hapton with Park	105 low
6. Brunshaw	112 low
7. Rosegrove with Lowerhouse	112 low
8. Gannow	123 medium
9. Coal Clough with Deerplay	138 medium
10. Queensgate	144 medium
11. Rosehill with Burnley Wood	164 medium
12. Gawthorpe	165 medium
13. Bank Hall	213 medium
14. Trinity	285 high
15. Daneshouse with Stoneyholme	339 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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