Total Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 247.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tunnel Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 44th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tunnel Street (BB12 0NN) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunnel Street (BB12 0NN), 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 Tunnel 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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