Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 17.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kendal Street area has the lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 20th 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 Kendal Street (BB1 7LL) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kendal Street (BB1 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kendal Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whalley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whalley Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whalley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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