Crime Rates at Palmerston Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7ES

Palmerston Street 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 Palmerston Street (BB12 7ES) 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 Palmerston Street (BB12 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.