Total Crime Rate

347.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 347.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Fold 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 Cross Fold (BB2 3HD) 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 Cross Fold (BB2 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Malham Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitendale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Malham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Wharfe —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balmoral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close —
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Data Sources

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