Crime Rates at Sett End Road North, Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn, BB1 2QG

Sett End Road North 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 Sett End Road North (BB1 2QG) 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 Sett End Road North (BB1 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bute Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arran Avenue (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.