Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 6HX
How much crime is recorded in BB2 6HX, 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)
BB2 6HXBlackburn
How safe is BB2 6HX
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 6HX 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB2 6HXNational
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
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.