Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birchfield Mews area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 79th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Mews (BB12 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Mews (BB12 6EJ), 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 Birchfield Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carter Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coultate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lubbock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adamson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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