Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 6NS
How much crime is recorded in BB12 6NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Habergham & Ightenhill
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,045 (2024)
BB12 6NSBurnley
How safe is BB12 6NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 6NS area, well 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
48.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6NSNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order5.74.6
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other crime3.51.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.