Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1ST
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
BB1 1STBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1ST area, well below 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 1STNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft5.24.5
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.