Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 109th 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 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Gawthorpe average (157.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB12 8SJ), 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 Burnley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
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 Villiers Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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