Crime Rates at Pickering Fold, Blackburn, BB1 2LH

Pickering Fold area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 213th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickering Fold (BB1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Fold (BB1 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickering Fold, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6231 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.