Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 8EZ
How much crime is recorded in BB1 8EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bastwell
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,825 (2024)
BB1 8EZBlackburn
How safe is BB1 8EZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 8EZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8EZNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.