Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 7PT
How much crime is recorded in BB12 7PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Read, Sabden & Chatburn
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
BB12 7PTBurnley
How safe is BB12 7PT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 7PT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 7PTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.02.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.