Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lilford 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 8BF) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shear Brow & Corporation Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lilford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shear Bank Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Palmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denville Road | β |
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