Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 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 191.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 63rd 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 Cardigan Avenue (BB12 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Avenue (BB12 6AZ), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caernarvon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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