Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 7SE
How much crime is recorded in BB12 7SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Read, Sabden & Chatburn
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,227 (2024)
BB12 7SEBurnley
How safe is BB12 7SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 7SE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 7SENational
Burglary12.49.1
Violence and sexual offences4.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.44.6
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.