Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 6DH
How much crime is recorded in BB12 6DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittlefield & Rose Grove
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
BB12 6DHBurnley
How safe is BB12 6DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 6DH 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
80.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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).
BB12 6DHNational
Violence and sexual offences56.023.6
Burglary48.79.1
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.54.6
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.