Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cardigan Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 78th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Avenue (BB12 6AU) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Avenue (BB12 6AU), the main crime hotspot is near Glamorgan Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padiham Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Cartmel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesey Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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