Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 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 178.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Infirmary Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 76th 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 Infirmary Road (BB2 3LP) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Infirmary Road (BB2 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Infirmary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Onchan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sulby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodbury Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sulby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sulby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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