Total Crime Rate

582.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 582.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 245.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunnyhurst Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyhurst Road (BB2 1PS) in the last 12 months was 582.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (β‰ˆ 162.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyhurst Road (BB2 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnyhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heyhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oakenhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakenhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heyhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakenhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Stonyhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonyhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stonyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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