Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB6 7TY
How much crime is recorded in BB6 7TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Harwood
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
BB6 7TYBlackburn
How safe is BB6 7TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB6 7TY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 7TYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Shoplifting16.48.4
Burglary13.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.