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Crime in BB10 1

How much crime is recorded in BB10 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Burnley
Region
North West
Population
23,762 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB10 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB10 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB10 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Shoplifting17.98.4
Burglary16.99.1
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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