Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 4BB
How much crime is recorded in BB1 4BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,290 (2024)
BB1 4BBBlackburn
How safe is BB1 4BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 4BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.