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Crime in BB11 5

How much crime is recorded in BB11 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Burnley
Region
North West
Population
14,922 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB11 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB11 5, 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB11 5National
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Burglary31.89.1
Anti-social behaviour29.510.7
Shoplifting27.78.4
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Public order9.34.6
Other theft7.84.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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