Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 2LD
How much crime is recorded in BB2 2LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Blackburn
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,310 (2024)
BB2 2LDBlackburn
How safe is BB2 2LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 96.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 2LD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
96.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
249
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 2LDNational
Violence and sexual offences80.523.6
Anti-social behaviour65.710.7
Burglary25.19.1
Public order22.24.6
Shoplifting20.28.4
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Drugs11.92.4
Other theft9.54.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other crime5.01.5
Robbery4.21.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.