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Crime in BB2 1

How much crime is recorded in BB2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
14,557 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB2 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB2 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
62.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB2 1National
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Anti-social behaviour33.210.7
Public order12.04.6
Burglary11.79.1
Shoplifting10.88.4
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Other theft7.84.5
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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