Total Crime Rate

254.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 254.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Didsbury Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 38th 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 Didsbury Street (BB1 3JL) in the last 12 months was 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Didsbury Street (BB1 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Didsbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Margarets Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Margarets Way Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
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Data Sources

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