Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 3WT
How much crime is recorded in BB2 3WT, 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
- 1,685 (2024)
BB2 3WTBlackburn
How safe is BB2 3WT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 3WT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 3WTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.