Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB10 4QW
How much crime is recorded in BB10 4QW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunshaw & Brownside
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
BB10 4QWBurnley
How safe is BB10 4QW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB10 4QW area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB10 4QWNational
Violence and sexual offences52.023.6
Anti-social behaviour33.910.7
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Burglary13.09.1
Other theft6.54.5
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other crime4.71.5
Bicycle theft4.31.0
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.