Total Crime Rate

461.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 461.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (BB2 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (BB2 2NQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansfeld Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Exeter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B6447 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Throstle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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