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Crime in BB12 8

How much crime is recorded in BB12 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Burnley
Region
North West
Population
15,100 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB12 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB12 8, 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
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB12 8National
Violence and sexual offences37.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Burglary18.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.34.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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