Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dryden 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 Dryden Street (BB12 8TQ) 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 Dryden Street (BB12 8TQ), 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.
View Crime In Gawthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitegate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kenilworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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