Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pleasant View area has the 38th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 152nd 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 Pleasant View (BB2 3HF) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleasant View (BB2 3HF), 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 Pleasant View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Observatory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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