Total Crime Rate

757.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 757.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 357.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.5 8/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 5th 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 Park Road (BB12 8ED) in the last 12 months was 757.0 per 1,000 residents and was 380.1% higher 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 176.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BB12 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Inskip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Green Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Factory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Back Shuttleworth Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilding Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dragon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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