Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
Middle areaWest Burnley. 10,968 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood at a rate of 119.7 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 | 506 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 232 |
| Other crime | 198 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 106 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Burglary | 83 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rose Hill & Burnley Wood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rose Hill & Burnley Wood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood at a rate of 119.7 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, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (506), anti-social behaviour (232) and other crime (198).
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 Rose Hill & Burnley Wood alone. See Burnley
Rose Hill & Burnley Wood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood was £143,500 in 2025.
Rose Hill & Burnley Wood had 10,746 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Rose Hill & Burnley Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rose Hill & Burnley Wood, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.