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Crime in BB1 5

How much crime is recorded in BB1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
21,519 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB1 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB1 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB1 5National
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Burglary12.49.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% 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.

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