Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Peronne Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peronne Crescent (BB1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peronne Crescent (BB1 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hamer Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peronne Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peronne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ives Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hamer Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebirk Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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