Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 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 63.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • 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

Maden Fold Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 98th 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 Maden Fold Way (BB12 6EN) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maden Fold Way (BB12 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Metcalfe Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maden Fold Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Bank —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Saltburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irwell Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maden Fold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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