Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 3SW
How much crime is recorded in BB2 3SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
BB2 3SWBlackburn
How safe is BB2 3SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 3SW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 3SWNational
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft8.34.5
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.32.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.