Postcode district · Blackburn
Crime in BB6
How much crime is recorded in BB6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 18,616 (2024)
How safe is BB6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB6, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
BB6National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.