Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brook Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (BB2 2RA) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (BB2 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Woodfield Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angela Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantham Street —
Apr 2026Public order New Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curzon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Griffin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charterhouse Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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