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Crime in BB2 9

How much crime is recorded in BB2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
4,839 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB2 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 77.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB2 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
77.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB2 9National
Violence and sexual offences65.323.6
Anti-social behaviour45.510.7
Burglary21.69.1
Public order18.94.6
Shoplifting17.78.4
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Other theft10.14.5
Drugs9.02.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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