Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hapton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 95th 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 Hapton Road (BB12 7BD) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hapton Road (BB12 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside Mews, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hapton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold —
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Levant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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