Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Milton Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Street (BB12 8SR) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (BB12 8SR), 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 Milton Street 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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