Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windermere Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Road (BB12 8NT) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (BB12 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Acrefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Shortlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargrove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Factory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Back Shuttleworth Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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