Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 2QS
How much crime is recorded in BB11 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,273 (2024)
BB11 2QSBurnley
How safe is BB11 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 2QS area, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 2QSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.