Total Crime Rate

257.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 257.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hambledon Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 39th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hambledon Terrace (BB12 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 257.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambledon Terrace (BB12 6LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hambledon Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Byron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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