Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 5ES
How much crime is recorded in BB2 5ES, 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
- 1,100 (2024)
BB2 5ESBlackburn
How safe is BB2 5ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 5ES area, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5ESNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.