Total Crime Rate

1273.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1273.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 621.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Public order 93.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 28.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canalside area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canalside (BB1 1BH) in the last 12 months was 1273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 291.4% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 291.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canalside (BB1 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canalside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cicely Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croasdale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cicely Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cicely Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgemill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgemill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cicely Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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