Crime Rate in Blackburn Central, ward

Blackburn Central has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 78th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackburn Central in the last 12 months was 344.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% higher than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackburn Central’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1,371 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 20 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,608 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackburn Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 465 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (153 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.