Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Melbourne Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 67th 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 Melbourne Street (BB12 7EU) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (BB12 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside Mews, where police recorded 31 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 Melbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wytham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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