Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 9BT
How much crime is recorded in BB1 9BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilpshire & Mellor
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
BB1 9BTBlackburn
How safe is BB1 9BT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 9BT area, well below 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9BTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.