Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carter Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 59th 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 Carter Street (BB12 6EB) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Street (BB12 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivory Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coultate Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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