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Crime in BB2 6HU

How much crime is recorded in BB2 6HU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wensley Fold
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,655 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is BB2 6HU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 6HU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BB2 6HUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Burglary11.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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