Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 8AS
How much crime is recorded in BB12 8AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Habergham & Ightenhill
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
BB12 8ASBurnley
How safe is BB12 8AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 8AS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8ASNational
Burglary20.59.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.41.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.