Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Street (BB10 3NA) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Briercliffe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Street (BB10 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heap Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heap Street —
Sep 2025Public order Higgin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heap Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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