Total Crime Rate
428.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Byrom Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Byrom Street (BB2 2HN) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 169.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byrom Street (BB2 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Heaton Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackburn Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Byrom Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bethesda Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Feilden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonyhurst Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Byrom Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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