Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 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 111.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Saltburn Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 127th 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 Saltburn Street (BB12 6JW) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltburn Street (BB12 6JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Metcalfe Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltburn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bergen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maden Fold Bank —
Apr 2026Drugs Saltburn Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maden Fold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maden Fold Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Snowden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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