Crime Rates at Balmoral Close, Blackburn, BB2 3AP

Balmoral Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 22nd 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 Balmoral Close (BB2 3AP) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Close (BB2 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yates Fold (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.