Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB10 2AY
How much crime is recorded in BB10 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queensgate
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
BB10 2AYBurnley
How safe is BB10 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB10 2AY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB10 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary13.59.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.34.5
Public order3.44.6
Other crime3.01.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.