Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 2HW
How much crime is recorded in BB1 2HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,170 (2024)
BB1 2HWBlackburn
How safe is BB1 2HW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 2HW 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2HWNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Other theft6.84.5
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.