Postcode · Burnley
Crime in BB12 9AL
How much crime is recorded in BB12 9AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
BB12 9ALBurnley
How safe is BB12 9AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB12 9AL 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9ALNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.