Total Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barley Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 75th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Close (BB2 1RD) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 282.2% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barley Close (BB2 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Billinge & Beardwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midsummer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakenhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakenhurst Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakenhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakenhurst Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakenhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyhurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montague Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montague Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Close | Under investigation |
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