Total Crime Rate

327.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 327.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Padiham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 24th 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 Padiham Road (BB12 0HA) in the last 12 months was 327.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.8% higher than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padiham Road (BB12 0HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivory Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Padiham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coultate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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