Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bombay Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 163rd 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 Bombay Street (BB2 2NU) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bombay Street (BB2 2NU), the main crime hotspot is near Baldwin Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bombay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curzon Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B6447 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansfeld Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardman Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Public order Griffin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hancock 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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