Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 5BN
How much crime is recorded in BB11 5BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hapton & Lowerhouse
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,079 (2024)
BB11 5BNBurnley
How safe is BB11 5BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 5BN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 5BNNational
Shoplifting36.98.4
Burglary36.89.1
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Public order7.24.6
Other theft5.94.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.