Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 6BB
How much crime is recorded in BB1 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bastwell
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,192 (2024)
BB1 6BBBlackburn
How safe is BB1 6BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 6BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Burglary2.39.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.