Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB10 2SW
How much crime is recorded in BB10 2SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliviger, Worsthorne & Lane Bottom
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
BB10 2SWBurnley
How safe is BB10 2SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB10 2SW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2SWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.