Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 4LP
How much crime is recorded in BB1 4LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
BB1 4LPBlackburn
How safe is BB1 4LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 4LP area, well above 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences53.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order6.94.6
Other crime5.61.5
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary0.99.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.