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Crime in Burnley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,503crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Worsthornelowest rate29.6 per 1,000 a year
133.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Pike Hill (-7%), Habergham (-3%) and Padiham (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Burnley WoodBB11 · 7,146 residents 486.4▲ 2%violence
2FulledgeBB10 · 13,374 residents 267.7▲ 7%violence
3Rose GroveBB12 · 11,211 residents 199.8▲ 11%violence
4BurnleyBB11 · 61,273 residents 199▲ 11%violence
5BrunshawBB10 · 7,705 residents 174.4▲ 1%violence
6HaberghamBB12 · 6,544 residents 154.6▼ 3%violence
7Rose HillBB11 · 9,258 residents 133.5▲ 21%violence
8HaptonBB12 · 5,113 residents 116.6▲ 9%violence
9PadihamBB12 · 20,861 residents 111.80%violence
10Pike HillBB10 · 7,422 residents 108.3▼ 7%violence
11BrownsideBB10 · 3,919 residents 92.9▲ 44%shoplifting
12Harle SykeBB10 · 5,563 residents 45.3▼ 10%violence
13WorsthorneBB10 · 3,919 residents 29.6▲ 16%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Burnley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Worsthorne, Harle Syke, Brownside, Pike Hill and Padiham.

Which areas of Burnley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Burnley Wood, Fulledge, Rose Grove, Burnley and Brunshaw.

Is crime going up or down in Burnley?

Across Burnley, 3,503 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.