Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 156.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Arkwright Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 91st 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 Arkwright Street (BB12 8UP) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Gannow average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwright Street (BB12 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Coultate Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arkwright Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herschel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbine Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschel Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wavell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olivant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coultate Street —
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Data Sources

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