Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 7EG
How much crime is recorded in BB2 7EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilpshire & Mellor
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
BB2 7EGBlackburn
How safe is BB2 7EG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 7EG area, well 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 7EGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.04.6
Other theft0.64.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.