Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Stephens Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 158th 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 St Stephens Road (BB1 5NS) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (BB1 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephen'S Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wareham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bethel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastwood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmden Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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