Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 199th 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 Roman Road (BB1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (BB1 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopes Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodsend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastcott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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