Total Crime Rate
281.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Campbell Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 32nd 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 Campbell Place (BB2 2TF) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Campbell Place (BB2 2TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pleasington Close (27 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 | Other crime | Rutland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murdock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Murdock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murdock Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pink Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broomfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Street | — |
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