Total Crime Rate

382.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 382.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Duckworth Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 20th 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 Duckworth Street (BB2 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 382.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duckworth Street (BB2 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhurst Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duckworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Top —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonyhurst Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stonyhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stonyhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonyhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonyhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenhurst Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenhurst Close —
Sep 2025Public order Greenhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stonyhurst Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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