Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Higher Bent Gap area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 218th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Bent Gap (BB2 1QG) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Bent Gap (BB2 1QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chicken Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashworth Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Bent Gap area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Throstle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
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 Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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