Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB6 7EW
How much crime is recorded in BB6 7EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
BB6 7EWBlackburn
How safe is BB6 7EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB6 7EW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 7EWNational
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.