Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 5RB
How much crime is recorded in BB11 5RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hapton & Lowerhouse
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
BB11 5RBBurnley
How safe is BB11 5RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 5RB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5RBNational
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.