Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gawthorpe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 112th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gawthorpe Road (BB12 0JP) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gawthorpe Road (BB12 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Kielder Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gawthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beachley Square —
Sep 2025Other theft The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Fold —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeoman Fold —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachley Square Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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