Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 97.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Croasdale Square area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 172nd 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 Croasdale Square (BB1 1SY) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croasdale Square (BB1 1SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langden Brook Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croasdale Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewhurst Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croasdale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langden Brook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
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Data Sources

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