Total Crime Rate
421.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
160.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bank Top area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bank Top (BB2 1TB) in the last 12 months was 421.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 160.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Top (BB2 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baldwin Street, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roebuck Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackburn Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlinghurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlinghurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlinghurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlinghurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galligreaves Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonyhurst Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fawcett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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