Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rothesay Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 184th 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 Rothesay Road (BB1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothesay Road (BB1 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Dunoon Drive. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothesay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Largs Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunoon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunoon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dunoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunoon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dunoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunoon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shetland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shadsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bute Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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