Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 73rd 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 Orchard Avenue (BB12 8EP) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (BB12 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dragon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Green Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Altham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Altham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Altham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inskip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Factory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilding Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Shuttleworth Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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