Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingmoor Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 96th 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 Lingmoor Drive (BB12 8UY) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Gannow average (136.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingmoor Drive (BB12 8UY), the main crime hotspot is near Glamorgan Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingmoor Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glamorgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cartmel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedfordshire Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lingmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anglesey Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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