Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 5HS
How much crime is recorded in BB2 5HS, 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
- 1,383 (2024)
BB2 5HSBlackburn
How safe is BB2 5HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 5HS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% 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.