Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

St James'S Road area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 7th 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 St James'S Road (BB1 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (BB1 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copse Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Larches —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Troy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boxwood Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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