Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queen Victoria Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Victoria Street (BB2 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Victoria Street (BB2 2RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pink Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Penzance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pink Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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