Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB6 7GX
How much crime is recorded in BB6 7GX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
BB6 7GXBlackburn
How safe is BB6 7GX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB6 7GX area, 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
41.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 7GXNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.41.5
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.