Crime Rates at Shakespeare Way, Blackburn, BB2 1XL

Shakespeare Way 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 Shakespeare Way (BB2 1XL) 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 Shakespeare Way (BB2 1XL), 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.