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Crime in BB11 1

How much crime is recorded in BB11 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Burnley
Region
North West
Population
5,490 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB11 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB11 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
83.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
249
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).

BB11 1National
Violence and sexual offences66.523.6
Anti-social behaviour54.610.7
Shoplifting52.48.4
Burglary36.79.1
Public order17.74.6
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Other theft12.74.5
Drugs6.92.4
Other crime4.61.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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