Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 4JN
How much crime is recorded in BB2 4JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewood & Fernhurst
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
BB2 4JNBlackburn
How safe is BB2 4JN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 4JN area, 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
41.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 4JNNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.510.7
Shoplifting14.48.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft6.34.5
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.