Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wasdale Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wasdale Close (BB12 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wasdale Close (BB12 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargrove Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wasdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ightenhill Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Gawthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Ightenhill 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wasdale Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Darwen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawthorpe Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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