Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 1XD
How much crime is recorded in BB1 1XD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
BB1 1XDBlackburn
How safe is BB1 1XD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 86.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 1XD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
86.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
167
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 1XDNational
Violence and sexual offences74.123.6
Anti-social behaviour40.110.7
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Public order10.84.6
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft6.44.5
Possession of weapons5.20.9
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.82.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.