Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ripon Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 217th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ripon Street (BB1 1SW) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripon Street (BB1 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivington Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selkirk Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ripon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ripon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Rivington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripon Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rivington Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rivington Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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