Total Crime Rate

171.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balfour Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (BB2 1UE) in the last 12 months was 171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (BB2 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holden Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Witton Parade (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheetham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheetham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curzon Place —
Apr 2026Public order Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moulding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
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Data Sources

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