Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 4ND
How much crime is recorded in BB1 4ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
BB1 4NDBlackburn
How safe is BB1 4ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 4ND 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4NDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft6.14.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other crime4.11.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.