Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berkeley Crescent 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 Berkeley Crescent (BB12 8NR) 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 Berkeley Crescent (BB12 8NR), 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.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ightenhill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ightenhill Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ightenhill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Copthurst Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gawthorpe Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gawthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darwen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wasdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ightenhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargrove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calder Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Road | — |
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