Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 3JA
How much crime is recorded in BB11 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,897 (2024)
BB11 3JABurnley
How safe is BB11 3JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 3JA 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 3JANational
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Burglary17.19.1
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Other theft6.14.5
Public order5.84.6
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.