Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 2HA
How much crime is recorded in BB1 2HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
How safe is BB1 2HA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 2HA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2HANational
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.