Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bold Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bold Street (BB1 7ES) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (BB1 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Limbrick. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corwen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicknell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Limbrick Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Limbrick Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Limbrick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
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Data Sources

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