Total Crime Rate
195.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anglesey Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 60th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anglesey Avenue (BB12 6AY) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anglesey Avenue (BB12 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Glamorgan Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gannow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glamorgan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardigan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rutland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middlesex Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamorgan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamorgan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamorgan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamorgan Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamorgan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glamorgan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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