Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 104th 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 Kingsley Avenue (BB12 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (BB12 8SZ), 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 Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gawthorpe Edge —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gawthorpe Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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