Crime Rates at Birchbank Gardens, Blackburn, BB1 6NB

Birchbank Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 192nd highest 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 Birchbank Gardens (BB1 6NB) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchbank Gardens (BB1 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yew Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.