Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1RX
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,397 (2024)
BB1 1RXBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 1RXNational
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.