Crime Rates at St James Court, Blackburn, BB1 8EJ

St James Court area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Court (BB1 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Court (BB1 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balaclava Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.