Total Crime Rate

387.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 387.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cross Fold area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 23rd 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 Cross Fold (BB2 3HD) in the last 12 months was 387.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Fold (BB2 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malham Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croasdale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

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