Total Crime Rate

434.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 434.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 38.0 10/10
  • Robbery 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 18th 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 Wensley Road (BB2 1QA) in the last 12 months was 434.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 173.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (BB2 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Foxhouse Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Murdock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Irving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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