Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 3DW
How much crime is recorded in BB1 3DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
BB1 3DWBlackburn
How safe is BB1 3DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 3DW 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
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 3DWNational
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Other theft16.44.5
Burglary10.89.1
Drugs7.52.4
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other crime4.61.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.