data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY +53%
ASB
10
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -40%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +60%
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
57
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,595
White Brit.52.4%
Other White14.8%
Pakistani11.6%
Indian4.5%
African4.3%
+ 5 other groups · 12.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,597
Christian45.5%
No religion25.8%
Muslim22.9%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,589
35–4920.6%
50–6417.0%
25–3414.3%
≤48.6%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 725
Other31.9%
Any member 66+13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.7%
+ 8 other households · 26.3%
Administrative Information
Blackburn with Darwen
Local Authority
Council Area
Blackburn E14001102
Constituency
E14001102
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mill Hill & Moorgate
Constituency code
E14001102
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Blackburn with Darwen
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Blackburn with Darwen Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00Q
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 009C E01012622
E01012622
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 009 E02002623
E02002623
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackburn with Darwen 009C E01012622
E01012622
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackburn with Darwen 009 E02002623
E02002623
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:39 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:39 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BB2 2PP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012622 and MSOA E02002623 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BB2 2PP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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