Total Crime Rate

208.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 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 208.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bute Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 57th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bute Road (BB1 2JD) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Road (BB1 2JD), 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 Bute Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballantrae Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballantrae Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arran Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenluce Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenluce Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenluce Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Dunoon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunoon Drive
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunoon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballantrae Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballantrae Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portree Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Road
Apr 2026Public order Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bute Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Largs Road

Data Sources

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