Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Villiers Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 117th highest 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 Villiers Street (BB12 8RB) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villiers Street (BB12 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abingdon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villiers Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bendwood Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wytham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hapton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altham Street —
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Data Sources

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