Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Cherry Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 130th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Street (BB1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Street (BB1 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Marys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs St Margarets Way Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs St Margarets Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Public order Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Drive —
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Data Sources

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