Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 7DG
How much crime is recorded in BB2 7DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lammack & Revidge
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
BB2 7DGBlackburn
How safe is BB2 7DG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 7DG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 7DGNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary0.99.1
Drugs0.72.4
Other theft0.64.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Public order0.04.6
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.