Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1PU
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,982 (2024)
BB1 1PUBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1PU area, 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 1PUNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.69.1
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.