Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 6DN
How much crime is recorded in BB12 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Habergham & Ightenhill
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
BB12 6DNBurnley
How safe is BB12 6DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 6DN area, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 6DNNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary23.59.1
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Shoplifting9.48.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.94.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.