Total Crime Rate

514.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.3 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 514.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 278.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Haslingden Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 12th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haslingden Road (BB2 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 514.6 per 1,000 residents and was 282.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 184.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haslingden Road (BB2 3HQ), 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 Haslingden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Observatory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langden Brook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Skelshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelshaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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