Total Crime Rate
461.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stancliffe Street 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 Stancliffe Street (BB2 2QD) 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 Stancliffe Street (BB2 2QD), 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.
View Crime In Blackburn Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stansfeld Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springbank Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springbank Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansfeld Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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