Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gorse Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 209th 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 Gorse Street (BB1 3EU) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Street (BB1 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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