Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 121.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Morecambe Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 139th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morecambe Road (BB2 3LF) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morecambe Road (BB2 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levens Close, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norbreck Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morecambe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manxman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norbreck Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Norbreck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holmbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manxman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleetwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faroes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flimby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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