Crime Rates at Boxwood Street, Blackburn, BB1 9TW

Boxwood Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 203rd 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 Boxwood Street (BB1 9TW) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boxwood Street (BB1 9TW), 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.