Total Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wiltshire Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 146th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wiltshire Avenue (BB12 6AD) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wiltshire Avenue (BB12 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedfordshire Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maden Fold Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lockyer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlesex Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlesex Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cartmel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedfordshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padiham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lingmoor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padiham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lingmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padiham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padiham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padiham Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
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