Crime Rates at Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2AQ

Accrington Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 111th 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 Accrington Road (BB1 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Accrington Road (BB1 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dover Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worcester Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.