Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Portal Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portal Grove (BB12 6DN) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portal Grove (BB12 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padiham Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portal Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padiham Road Offender given a caution
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 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saltburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gannow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Bank —
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbine Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maden Fold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wavell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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