Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 1HD
How much crime is recorded in BB2 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wensley Fold
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
BB2 1HDBlackburn
How safe is BB2 1HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 1HD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
BB2 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.310.7
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs3.62.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.