Total Crime Rate
547.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stancliffe Street Industrial Estate 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 Stancliffe Street Industrial Estate (BB2 2QR) 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 Stancliffe Street Industrial Estate (BB2 2QR), 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.
View Crime In Blackburn Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stancliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shakespeare Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shakespeare Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickinson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stansfeld Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Montrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agnes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stancliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandon Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Bank Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Bank Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Agnes Street | — |
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