Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 1BB
How much crime is recorded in BB11 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Burnley & Daneshouse
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,235 (2024)
BB11 1BBBurnley
How safe is BB11 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 81.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 1BB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
81.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
251
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).
BB11 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences67.323.6
Anti-social behaviour64.810.7
Burglary55.29.1
Shoplifting48.58.4
Public order18.04.6
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Other theft10.24.5
Drugs8.12.4
Other crime4.01.5
Robbery4.01.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.