Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1HS
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
BB1 1HSBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1HS 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
43.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 1HSNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Public order8.74.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.