Is Blackburn safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Blackburn safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Blackburn scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Blackburn scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Blackburn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (37/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Blackburn with Darwen at 53.7480° N, 2.4820° W (elevation 121 m), Blackburn lies 295.5 km SE of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
Blackburn with Darwen
53.7480° N, 2.4820° W
121 m
Europe/London
117,963
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (19 °C avg high); Wettest: October (96 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 93 | 66 | 82 | 77 | 72 | 76 | 95 | 77 | 79 | 96 | 93 | 87 |
Normals: Manchester (33.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Blackburn happened in July (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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