Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 7LZ
How much crime is recorded in BB2 7LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilpshire & Mellor
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,127 (2024)
BB2 7LZBlackburn
How safe is BB2 7LZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 7LZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7LZNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary1.99.1
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.