Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Spenser Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 50th 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 Spenser Street (BB12 8RD) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Street (BB12 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockbridge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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