Crime Rates at Bank Top, Blackburn, BB2 1TA

Bank Top area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Top (BB2 1TA) in the last 12 months was 514.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 318.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 159.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Top (BB2 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Baldwin Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.