Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 8NP
How much crime is recorded in BB12 8NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padiham
- Council
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
BB12 8NPBurnley
How safe is BB12 8NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 8NP area, 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
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 8NPNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.