Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1NU
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
BB1 1NUBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1NU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 1NUNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Public order6.54.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.