Blackburn’s highest rates are concentrated in the north of the borough ...
Recorded Covid-19 cases as proportion of people
2.5%
3.5
5
10
11.9%
Bastwell
7.8%
Central Blackburn
4.3%
Darwen
Town
2.9%
Tockholes,
Edgworth
and
Hoddlesden
... these areas happen to be Blackburn’s most diverse and poor
Majority BAME population
There is a strong correlation between Blackburn’s highest infection rates and majority-BAME populations
86%
Bastwell
1.8%
Tockholes, Edgworth
and Hoddlesden
Household income under £26,000
The poorest neighbourhoods also tend to have higher infection rates
£23,300
Central Blackburn
£38,700
Tockholes, Edgworth
and Hoddlesden
... these areas happen to be Blackburn’s most diverse and poor
Blackburn’s highest rates are concentrated in the north of the borough ...
Recorded Covid-19 cases as proportion of people
Majority BAME population
There is a strong correlation between Blackburn’s highest infection rates and majority-BAME populations
2.5%
3.5
5
10
11.9%
86%
Bastwell
Bastwell
7.8%
1.8%
Central Blackburn
Tockholes, Edgworth
and Hoddlesden
Household income under £26,000
The poorest neighbourhoods also tend to have higher infection rates
£23,300
Central Blackburn
4.3%
2.9%
£38,700
Darwen
Town
Tockholes, Edgworth
and Hoddlesden
Tockholes, Edgworth
and Hoddlesden