Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Scarborough Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 175th 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 Scarborough Road (BB2 3ED) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Road (BB2 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seascale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seascale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seascale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Observatory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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