Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lowerhouse Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 133rd 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 Lowerhouse Lane (BB12 6HU) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowerhouse Lane (BB12 6HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Groveside Park, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowerhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drew Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snowden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosegrove Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Groveside Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Groveside Park —
Sep 2025Other theft Groveside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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