Total Crime Rate

547.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 547.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.3 10/10
  • Drugs 45.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stancliffe 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 Stancliffe Street (BB2 2QU) 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 (BB2 2QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hertford Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stancliffe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stancliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stancliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Witton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
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Data Sources

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