Total Crime Rate

606.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 606.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 226.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.8 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.7 8/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Riley Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 13th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riley Street (BB12 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 606.2 per 1,000 residents and was 305.0% higher than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Street (BB12 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Anne'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Green Approach Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wasdale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Levant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ightenhill Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Darwen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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