Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 4RG
How much crime is recorded in BB2 4RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowhead
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
BB2 4RGBlackburn
How safe is BB2 4RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 4RG 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
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 4RGNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Criminal damage and arson15.34.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Burglary3.79.1
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.