Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 105th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (BB12 8LA) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (BB12 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosie Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Whalley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosie Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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