Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 5LT
How much crime is recorded in BB1 5LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Harwood
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
BB1 5LTBlackburn
How safe is BB1 5LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 5LT area, 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
47.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 5LTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.