Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandpiper Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 211th 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 Sandpiper Close (BB1 6LG) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Close (BB1 6LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Trinity Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Mount Trinity Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Trinity Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Trinity Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ainsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whalley Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swift Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swift Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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