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Crime Rates in Burnley, local authority district

Crime Rate

149

149

High 7/10

Last updated: 11.09.2024

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 47.1 7/10
Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
Shoplifting 10.7 7/10
Other theft 9.64 6/10
Burglary 7.17 8/10
Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
Public order 6.36 5/10
Other crime 2.54 7/10
Drugs 2.46 4/10
Possession of weapons 1.23 7/10
Robbery 1.07 4/10
Theft from the person 0.56 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.549 3/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 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)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

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