Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 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

Devon Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devon Road (BB1 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Road (BB1 3LQ), 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Accrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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