Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Westwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Road (BB12 0HR) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (BB12 0HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Telford Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harefield Rise (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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