Crime Rates at Lilford Road, Blackburn, BB1 8BA

Lilford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 165th lowest 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 Lilford Road (BB1 8BA) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilford Road (BB1 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.