Crime Rate in Blackburn South East, ward

Blackburn South East has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 1184th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 115th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackburn South East in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackburn South East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 467 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 548 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackburn South East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pankhurst Close. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 223 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.