Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 4WE
How much crime is recorded in BB2 4WE, 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
- 1,648 (2024)
BB2 4WEBlackburn
How safe is BB2 4WE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 4WE area, more than double 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
66.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 4WENational
Violence and sexual offences54.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Burglary13.19.1
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft8.84.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other crime5.51.5
Drugs5.52.4
Public order5.44.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.