Total Crime Rate

304.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 304.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wesley Street 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 Wesley Street (BB12 8QT) 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 Wesley Street (BB12 8QT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thompson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wytham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterside Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hapton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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