Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 6NS
How much crime is recorded in BB2 6NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wensley Fold
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,815 (2024)
BB2 6NSBlackburn
How safe is BB2 6NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 6NS area, below 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6NSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.29.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.