Total Crime Rate

514.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 514.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 14.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stansfeld Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stansfeld Street (BB2 2NH) in the last 12 months was 514.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 318.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (β‰ˆ 159.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stansfeld Street (BB2 2NH), 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 Stansfeld Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chicken Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chicken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Top β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Shakespeare Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shakespeare Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stansfeld Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agnes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montrose Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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