Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maden Fold Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 151st lowest 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 Maden Fold Close (BB12 6EP) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maden Fold Close (BB12 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Allendale Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allendale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Snowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lockyer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Allendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | White Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Snowden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Saltburn Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maden Fold Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maden Fold Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlesex Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlesex Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maden Fold Way | Under investigation |
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