Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 3EX
How much crime is recorded in BB2 3EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queen's Park & Higher Croft
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
BB2 3EXBlackburn
How safe is BB2 3EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 3EX 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
66.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences61.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Public order9.24.6
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.84.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Burglary0.59.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.