Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dickinson Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 74th 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 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% 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 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylor Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dickinson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stout Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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