Total Crime Rate

242.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bread Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 46th 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 Bread Street (BB12 0PX) in the last 12 months was 242.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bread Street (BB12 0PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bread Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Fielden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fielden Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shale Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palm Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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