Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ighten Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 85th 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 Ighten Road (BB12 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ighten Road (BB12 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Watt Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ighten Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herschel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschel Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olivant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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