Crime Rates at Princes Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LS

Princes Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (BB2 1LS) in the last 12 months was 334.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (BB2 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Astley Gate. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.