Total Crime Rate

588.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 588.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.7 9/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westgate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 11th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate (BB11 1SD) in the last 12 months was 588.2 per 1,000 residents and was 253.1% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (166.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (BB11 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Cranmer Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Coal Clough with Deerplay

Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandygate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Neptune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neptune Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Piccadilly Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Piccadilly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Every Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Keppel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Gill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnley Barracks —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnley Barracks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnley Barracks Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burnley Barracks Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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