Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Smallshaw Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 137th 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 Smallshaw Lane (BB12 6JL) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallshaw Lane (BB12 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickson Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smallshaw Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saltburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gannow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wavell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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