Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herbert Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 139th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Street (BB12 8RH) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Street (BB12 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardwell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockbridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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