Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 6JR
How much crime is recorded in BB2 6JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lammack & Revidge
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,294 (2024)
BB2 6JRBlackburn
How safe is BB2 6JR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 6JR area, 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 6JRNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.21.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.