Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 151st 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 Burnley Road (BB12 8SS) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB12 8SS), 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Padiham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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