Blackburn Central
WardNorth Blackburn with Darwen. About 9,932 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Blackburn Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Blackburn Central compares
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Is Blackburn Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackburn Central at a rate of 259.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 298 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackburn Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,003), anti-social behaviour (782) and other crime (543).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen
These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each ward, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Blackburn Central alone. See Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn Central in brief
Blackburn Central had 9,276 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Blackburn Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackburn Central, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Blackburn Central, 10.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.