Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 3AB
How much crime is recorded in BB2 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Blackburn
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
BB2 3ABBlackburn
How safe is BB2 3AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 3AB area, 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
62.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
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 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences49.423.6
Anti-social behaviour24.610.7
Shoplifting24.18.4
Burglary15.39.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft9.44.5
Public order8.64.6
Drugs4.72.4
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.