Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hathaway Fold area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 150th lowest 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 Hathaway Fold (BB12 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hathaway Fold (BB12 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abingdon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hathaway Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Levant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wytham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardwell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bendwood Close —
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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