Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Badger Close area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 42nd 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 Badger Close (BB12 8PP) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badger Close (BB12 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingham Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Badger Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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