Total Crime Rate

293.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.1 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 293.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Devon Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 28th 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 Devon Road (BB1 3LH) in the last 12 months was 293.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Road (BB1 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Thornley Avenue. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Delph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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