Total Crime Rate

256.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 256.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitegate Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 38th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Gardens (BB12 8TL) in the last 12 months was 256.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Gardens (BB12 8TL), 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 Whitegate Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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