Central Burnley & Daneshouse
Middle areaNorth west Burnley. 13,095 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 36% of people in Central Burnley & Daneshouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Burnley & Daneshouse
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Burnley & Daneshouse at a rate of 209.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 139.0 per 1,000 people across Burnley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 870 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 637 |
| Shoplifting | 437 |
| Other crime | 394 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 131 |
| Drug offences | 108 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 18 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Burnley & Daneshouse compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Burnley & Daneshouse safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Burnley & Daneshouse at a rate of 209.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 139.0 per 1,000 people across Burnley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 246 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Burnley & Daneshouse.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (870), anti-social behaviour (637) and shoplifting (437).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Burnley
These figures are published for the whole of Burnley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Burnley and not Central Burnley & Daneshouse alone. See Burnley
Central Burnley & Daneshouse in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Burnley & Daneshouse was £85,000 in 2025.
Central Burnley & Daneshouse had 11,817 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in Central Burnley & Daneshouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Burnley & Daneshouse, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.