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Crime in BB1 1

How much crime is recorded in BB1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
24,127 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB1 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

BB1 1National
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Shoplifting10.58.4
Burglary10.49.1
Public order8.34.6
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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