Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Padiham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 100th 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 Padiham Road (BB12 6ST) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padiham Road (BB12 6ST), 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 Padiham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwark Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbine Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Wavell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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