Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlerigg Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlerigg Drive (BB12 8AU) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlerigg Drive (BB12 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padiham Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watt Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlerigg Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brantfell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumbrian Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Loweswater Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watt Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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