Total Crime Rate
304.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 27th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (BB12 8QN) in the last 12 months was 304.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% higher than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnley Road (BB12 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterside Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterside Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterside Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterside Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hapton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hapton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hapton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Altham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Altham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inglewhite Fold | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inglewhite Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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