Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 2LF
How much crime is recorded in BB11 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
BB11 2LFBurnley
How safe is BB11 2LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 2LF area, well above 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
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Anti-social behaviour29.810.7
Burglary25.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Vehicle crime10.03.5
Public order6.94.6
Other theft6.74.5
Other crime4.51.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.