Crime Rates at Dickinson Close, Blackburn, BB2 2LT

Dickinson Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 149th 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 Dickinson Close (BB2 2LT) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickinson Close (BB2 2LT), 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.