Total Crime Rate

334.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.4 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 334.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Oakenhurst Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 25th 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 Oakenhurst Road (BB2 1SN) in the last 12 months was 334.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakenhurst Road (BB2 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakenhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlinghurst Road
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlinghurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakenhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakenhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building

Data Sources

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