Total Crime Rate

254.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 254.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appleby Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 45th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleby Street (BB1 3BL) in the last 12 months was 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleby Street (BB1 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peter Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appleby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pickup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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