Total Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Infirmary Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Infirmary Road (BB2 3LR) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -74.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Infirmary Road (BB2 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pritchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sulby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lynthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Isherwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Isherwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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