Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Whalley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 130th 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 Whalley Road (BB12 8JP) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB12 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arboury Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Arboury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Acrefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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