Total Crime Rate

511.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.6 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 511.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 136.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
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

Bank Top area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 13th 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 511.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 136.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Top (BB2 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Baldwin Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Top area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Throstle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansfeld Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardman Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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