Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Padiham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 98th 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 6TB) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padiham Road (BB12 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padiham Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watt Street (6 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brantfell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumbrian Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Loweswater Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watt Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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