Total Crime Rate
575.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 12th 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 Queens Road (BB1 1QG) in the last 12 months was 575.3 per 1,000 residents and was 326.7% higher than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (β 186.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (BB1 1QG), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Park Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Audley & Queen's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pringle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ripon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nottingham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Park Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pringle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ripon Street | Under investigation |
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