Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 3NT
How much crime is recorded in BB1 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,318 (2024)
BB1 3NTBlackburn
How safe is BB1 3NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 3NT 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.