Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Byron Terrace area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Terrace (BB2 1UX) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Terrace (BB2 1UX), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordonstoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curzon Place —
Apr 2026Public order Griffin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scar Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Moulding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Witton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pink Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place 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 2026Vehicle crime Pink Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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