Crime Rates at Ballantrae Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EX

Ballantrae Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 131st 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 Ballantrae Road (BB1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballantrae Road (BB1 2EX), 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.