Total Crime Rate
613.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester 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.
View Crime In Audley & Queen's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brecon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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