Crime Rates at East Street, Blackburn, BB2 2NX

East Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 14th 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 East Street (BB2 2NX) in the last 12 months was 547.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 206.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (BB2 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Baldwin Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.