Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB6 7LF
How much crime is recorded in BB6 7LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
BB6 7LFBlackburn
How safe is BB6 7LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB6 7LF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 7LFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.44.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.