Total Crime Rate

259.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 259.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gannow Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 35th 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 Gannow Lane (BB12 6QD) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gannow Lane (BB12 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivory Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gannow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fielden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Jockey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fielden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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