Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brantfell Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 96th 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 Brantfell Drive (BB12 8AW) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brantfell Drive (BB12 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padiham Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedfordshire Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brantfell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lockyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padiham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padiham Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cartmel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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