Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shap Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 119th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shap Grove (BB10 1EY) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher than the Lanehead average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shap Grove (BB10 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Blacker Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shap Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prairie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shap Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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