Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Progress Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 178th 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 Progress Avenue (BB1 5NY) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Progress Avenue (BB1 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephen'S Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Progress Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wareham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Progress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warmden Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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