Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB2 7PY
How much crime is recorded in BB2 7PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gregson Lane & Coupe Green
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,173 (2024)
BB2 7PYBlackburn
How safe is BB2 7PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB2 7PY 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary12.89.1
Other theft9.94.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.