Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oswald Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 202nd 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 Oswald Street (BB1 7EF) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Street (BB1 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oswald Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Ainsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Randal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Limbrick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limbrick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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