Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 3BS
How much crime is recorded in BB1 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
BB1 3BSBlackburn
How safe is BB1 3BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 3BS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3BSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Public order6.34.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.