Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 122.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burns Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 114th highest 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 Burns Street (BB12 7EW) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Street (BB12 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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