Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dragon Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dragon Street (BB12 8HB) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragon Street (BB12 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 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 Dragon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Darwen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gawthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawthorpe Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosie Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wasdale Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Green Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copthurst Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ightenhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ightenhill Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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