Total Crime Rate

1273.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.9 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 1273.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 621.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Public order 93.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 28.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Great Bolton Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Bolton Street (BB2 3PX) in the last 12 months was 1273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 291.4% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 291.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Bolton Street (BB2 3PX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Bolton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pilkington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Ann'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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