Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abingdon Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 136th 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 Abingdon Road (BB12 7BX) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abingdon Road (BB12 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 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 (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold —
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardwell Street —
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Data Sources

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