Total Crime Rate

613.8 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 613.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.2 10/10
  • Public order 55.2 10/10
  • Drugs 41.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gloucester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 10th 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 Gloucester Road (BB1 3LE) in the last 12 months was 613.8 per 1,000 residents and was 355.2% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 259.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BB1 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Thornley Avenue. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road
Sep 2025Other theft Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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