Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1DJ
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Blackburn
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
BB1 1DJBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1DJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1DJ 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
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
197
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).
BB1 1DJNational
Shoplifting77.38.4
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Burglary22.59.1
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Public order17.54.6
Other theft9.04.5
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Drugs5.82.4
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.