Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abingdon Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 144th lowest 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 Abingdon Road (BB12 7BX) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abingdon Road (BB12 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abingdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockbridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
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Data Sources

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