Total Crime Rate

323.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 323.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pendle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 27th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pendle Street (BB12 7EY) in the last 12 months was 323.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.1% higher than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendle Street (BB12 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pendle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Green Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockbridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheat Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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