Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 5NJ
How much crime is recorded in BB11 5NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,279 (2024)
BB11 5NJBurnley
How safe is BB11 5NJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 5NJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5NJNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Burglary27.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.