Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hill Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 145th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (BB12 7AW) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (BB12 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Anne'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Darwen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Levant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Street
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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