Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 69.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bentley Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentley Street (BB1 3JT) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Street (BB1 3JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worcester Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croston Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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