Total Crime Rate

230.8 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

King Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 48th 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 King Street (BB12 8JN) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% higher than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (BB12 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Public order Wilding Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Back Shuttleworth Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Acrefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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