Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 7DA
How much crime is recorded in BB12 7DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padiham
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,680 (2024)
BB12 7DABurnley
How safe is BB12 7DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 7DA area, more than double 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
63.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 7DANational
Violence and sexual offences51.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Burglary16.49.1
Criminal damage and arson14.24.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.34.6
Other crime4.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.