Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 9LN
How much crime is recorded in BB1 9LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilpshire & Mellor
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
BB1 9LNBlackburn
How safe is BB1 9LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 9LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9LNNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.