Postcode district · Burnley
Crime in BB11
How much crime is recorded in BB11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 35,833 (2024)
BB11Postcode district · Burnley
How safe is BB11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB11, well above 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
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).
BB11National
Violence and sexual offences45.423.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Burglary25.09.1
Shoplifting23.08.4
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Public order9.14.6
Other theft7.54.5
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.