Crime Rates at Gilbert Street, Burnley, BB10 2EN

Gilbert Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilbert Street (BB10 2EN) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Briercliffe average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Street (BB10 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parker Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorview Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.