Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 5BL
How much crime is recorded in BB11 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barclay Hills & Trinity
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
BB11 5BLBurnley
How safe is BB11 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 123.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 5BL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
123.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
260
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences86.223.6
Anti-social behaviour44.210.7
Burglary37.29.1
Criminal damage and arson30.14.7
Vehicle crime17.23.5
Other theft16.14.5
Public order14.44.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Other crime8.91.5
Possession of weapons4.40.9
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Drugs3.72.4
Robbery3.01.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.