Postcode district · Burnley
Crime in BB10
How much crime is recorded in BB10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 57,038 (2024)
BB10Postcode district · Burnley
How safe is BB10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB10, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
BB10National
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Shoplifting14.98.4
Burglary14.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.