Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 6NR
How much crime is recorded in BB2 6NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wensley Fold
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,307 (2024)
BB2 6NRBlackburn
How safe is BB2 6NR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 6NR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6NRNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.