Crime Rates at Cherry Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NR

Cherry Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 106th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Street (BB1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% 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 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.