Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 156.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Padiham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 91st 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 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watt Street (7 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padiham Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbine Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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