Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wren Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gannow , and the 79th 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 Wren Street (BB12 6QT) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Gannow average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wren Street (BB12 6QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivory Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickson Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gannow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lubbock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coultate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwark | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwark | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adamson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivory Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ivory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keith Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Street | β |
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