Crime Rates at Islington, Blackburn, BB2 2LN

Islington 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 Islington (BB2 2LN) 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 Islington (BB2 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.