Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB11 5SA
How much crime is recorded in BB11 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barclay Hills & Trinity
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
BB11 5SABurnley
How safe is BB11 5SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB11 5SA area, more than double 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
73.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 5SANational
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Burglary44.79.1
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other crime6.11.5
Public order3.04.6
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Shoplifting2.18.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.