Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 9AU
How much crime is recorded in BB1 9AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
BB1 9AUBlackburn
How safe is BB1 9AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 9AU area, 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9AUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary13.79.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.32.4
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.