Total Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jib Hill Cottages area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Briercliffe , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jib Hill Cottages (BB10 2DB) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Briercliffe average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jib Hill Cottages (BB10 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sedburgh Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckenham Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sedburgh Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minehead Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Spar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lytham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Drive | — |
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