Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 3JX
How much crime is recorded in BB2 3JX, 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
- 1,518 (2024)
BB2 3JXBlackburn
How safe is BB2 3JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 3JX area, well above 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
61.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 3JXNational
Violence and sexual offences53.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Public order8.34.6
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.