Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 8DR
How much crime is recorded in BB1 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bastwell
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,255 (2024)
BB1 8DRBlackburn
How safe is BB1 8DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 8DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs0.82.4
Burglary0.79.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.