What is the crime rate in burnley?

As of February 2026, burnley has a crime rate of 12.66 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,198 recorded offences.

How does burnley rank nationally for crime?

burnley ranks #118 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in burnley?

The most common crime type in burnley is Violence and sexual offences with 417 incidents in February 2026, accounting for 34.8% of all crime.

What is the crime rate in burnley?

As of February 2026, burnley has a crime rate of 12.66 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,198 recorded offences.

How does burnley rank nationally for crime?

burnley ranks #118 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in burnley?

The most common crime type in burnley is Violence and sexual offences with 417 incidents in February 2026, accounting for 34.8% of all crime.

February 2026 Source: Lancashire Constabulary Police

burnley Crime Intelligence Report

burnley recorded 1,198 crimes in February 2026, equating to a crime rate of 12.66 per 1,000 residents. This places burnley at #118 of 331 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 9.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.7% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: February 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,198

trending_down -9.3% vs last month

Crime Rate

12.66per 1k

Moderate

National Rank

#118of 331

By total crime volume

Lancashire

#2rank

Ranked within county

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 55 Drugs: 2	55
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 47	47
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 37 Possession of weapons: 3	37
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 12 Criminal damage and arson: 5	16
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 28	28
On or near Petrol Station Map	Public order: 25	25
On or near Bull Street Map	Shoplifting: 12 Public order: 6 Other theft: 3	12
On or near Nightclub Map	Anti-social behaviour: 18	18
On or near The Mall Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Theft from the person: 3	6
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 13	13

Crime Breakdown

February 2026

1,198 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

417

34.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

199

16.6%

Shoplifting

167

13.9%

Public Order

108

9.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.0%

Other Theft

5.4%

Burglary

5.0%

Vehicle Crime

2.1%

Other Crime

2.0%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Weapons Possession

1.1%

Robbery

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

15 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Daneshouse with Stoneyholme	355	9.3
2	Trinity	147	0.9
3	Bank Hall	84	3.1
4	Coal Clough with Deerplay	79	7.1
5	Gawthorpe	70	4.3

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Cliviger with Worsthorne	12	9.2
shield	Whittlefield with Ightenhill	25	3.4
shield	Lanehead	28	1.5
shield	Briercliffe	35	3.0
shield	Hapton with Park	49	11.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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