Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheetham Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 177th lowest 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 Cheetham Street (BB2 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheetham Street (BB2 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxhouse Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midsummer Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheetham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Irving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Ashworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lois Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonport Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midsummer Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Ashworth Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burlington Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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