Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maden 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maden Fold Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Saltburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Bank
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Avenue Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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