Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB6 7BG
How much crime is recorded in BB6 7BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
BB6 7BGBlackburn
How safe is BB6 7BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB6 7BG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
BB6 7BGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary8.69.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.