Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cairo Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 67th 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 Cairo Street (BB12 0NL) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cairo Street (BB12 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cairo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bivel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bivel Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A679 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Redruth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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