Total Crime Rate

1518.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

608.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1518.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 608.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 455.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 435.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.5 10/10
  • Public order 118.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.7 10/10
  • Drugs 69.2 10/10
  • Other theft 60.5 10/10
  • Other crime 31.7 10/10
  • Robbery 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
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

Paradise Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paradise Street (BB2 1LW) in the last 12 months was 1518.7 per 1,000 residents and was 366.8% 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 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 608.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Street (BB2 1LW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Astley Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byrom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byrom Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Byrom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Byrom Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Heaton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Astley Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenhurst Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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