Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowness Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 210th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowness Close (BB1 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Close (BB1 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchbank Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastwood Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowness Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pickup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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