Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berkshire Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 134th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkshire Avenue (BB12 6AF) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkshire Avenue (BB12 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padiham Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berkshire Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radnor Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middlesex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brantfell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palace Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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