Crime Rate in Gawthorpe, ward

Gawthorpe has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 wards in Burnley district and the 565th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 52nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gawthorpe in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Burnley district average (145.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gawthorpe’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gawthorpe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.