Crime Rates at Heyhurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1SR

Heyhurst Road 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 Heyhurst Road (BB2 1SR) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Heyhurst Road (BB2 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhurst Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.