Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 5JA
How much crime is recorded in BB2 5JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brindle & Withnell
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,044 (2024)
BB2 5JABlackburn
How safe is BB2 5JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 5JA 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
14.4
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 5JANational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.