Crime Rates at Hampshire Road, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4DA

Hampshire Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampshire Road (BB1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Rishton average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Road (BB1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A678, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.