Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gawthorpe Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 113th 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 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gawthorpe Road (BB12 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Kielder Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kielder Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kielder Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beachley Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keynsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Spa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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