Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cambridge Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 89th 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 Cambridge Drive (BB12 7DA) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Drive (BB12 7DA), 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 Cambridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
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 College Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
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 Lancaster Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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