Total Crime Rate

99.0 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gannow Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 140th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gannow Lane (BB12 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gannow Lane (BB12 6JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Southwark. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gannow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Way
Sep 2025Burglary Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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