Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 5NU
How much crime is recorded in BB2 5NU, 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
- 1,376 (2024)
BB2 5NUBlackburn
How safe is BB2 5NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 5NU 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5NUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.84.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% 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.