Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maple Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 167th 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 Maple Street (BB1 6LP) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Street (BB1 6LP), 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 Maple Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorlton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Notre Dame Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wareham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bethel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmden Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wareham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastwood Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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