Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sycamore Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 151st lowest 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 Sycamore Avenue (BB12 6DH) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Avenue (BB12 6DH), the main crime hotspot is near Dickson Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lubbock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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