Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1SG
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queen's Park & Higher Croft
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,512 (2024)
How safe is BB1 1SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1SG 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1SGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary19.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.