Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brookfield Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 219th 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 Brookfield Street (BB1 7NF) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfield Street (BB1 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swift Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendal Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swift Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Randal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whalley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swift Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ainsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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