Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Franklin Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 174th 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 Franklin Road (BB2 2TB) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Road (BB2 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pink Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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