Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 3HW
How much crime is recorded in BB1 3HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadsworth & Intack
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,032 (2024)
BB1 3HWBlackburn
How safe is BB1 3HW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 69.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 3HW area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
69.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
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 3HWNational
Violence and sexual offences60.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.310.7
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Public order9.04.6
Shoplifting7.18.4
Drugs6.52.4
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime4.41.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.