Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 4RL
How much crime is recorded in BB2 4RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meadowhead
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,349 (2024)
BB2 4RLBlackburn
How safe is BB2 4RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 4RL 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
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 4RLNational
Violence and sexual offences49.223.6
Anti-social behaviour29.010.7
Criminal damage and arson22.34.7
Burglary9.69.1
Other crime5.11.5
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.