Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 6NB
How much crime is recorded in BB12 6NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hapton & Lowerhouse
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
BB12 6NBBurnley
How safe is BB12 6NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 6NB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6NBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.