Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mowbray Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mowbray Avenue (BB2 3ET) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mowbray Avenue (BB2 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rimington Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairhaven Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mowbray Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faroes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manxman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manxman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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