Total Crime Rate

421.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.3 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 421.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Wensley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 19th 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 421.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 160.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (BB2 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Holden Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Witton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moulding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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