According to local police, one man from Burnley is chiefly responsible for pushing up the overall crime rate in the area and making Burnley in Lancashire the burglary capital of the UK. Statistics released by the Home Office show that the borough has the highest number of burglaries (2,154 a year) than any other city or town in Britain and a good part of this high figure has been pinned the crime sprees of 19-year old Michael Craig from Burnley.

After he managed to collect 101 convictions for crimes such as shoplifting, breach of ASBO, theft, criminal damage, common assault and attempted robbery; Craig has now been incarcerated, serving a prison sentence of at least three years.