Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 5BE
How much crime is recorded in BB2 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
BB2 5BEBlackburn
How safe is BB2 5BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 5BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5BENational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft5.24.5
Shoplifting4.88.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.