Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 4PF
How much crime is recorded in BB1 4PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rishton
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,346 (2024)
BB1 4PFBlackburn
How safe is BB1 4PF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 4PF area, above 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 4PFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.