Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 7AP
How much crime is recorded in BB12 7AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padiham
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
BB12 7APBurnley
How safe is BB12 7AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 7AP area, well above 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
59.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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 7APNational
Anti-social behaviour48.510.7
Violence and sexual offences46.623.6
Burglary21.09.1
Criminal damage and arson20.44.7
Shoplifting15.38.4
Public order12.04.6
Other theft6.94.5
Other crime5.21.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.