Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 6EL
How much crime is recorded in BB12 6EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittlefield & Rose Grove
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,050 (2024)
BB12 6ELBurnley
How safe is BB12 6EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 6EL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6ELNational
Burglary29.19.1
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.