Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 6LS
How much crime is recorded in BB1 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Harwood
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,845 (2024)
BB1 6LSBlackburn
How safe is BB1 6LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 6LS 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.