Crime Rates at Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2ES

Rothesay Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 110th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothesay Road (BB1 2ES) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 24 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Road (BB1 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Dunoon Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.