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Crime in BB2 5

How much crime is recorded in BB2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
13,056 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB2 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB2 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB2 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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