Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 1BU
How much crime is recorded in BB11 1BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barclay Hills & Trinity
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
BB11 1BUBurnley
How safe is BB11 1BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 1BU 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
72.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
257
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 1BUNational
Shoplifting86.98.4
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Anti-social behaviour39.210.7
Public order20.94.6
Burglary18.89.1
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Other theft11.04.5
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Drugs6.12.4
Other crime5.41.5
Robbery3.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.