Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.4 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 363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bolton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 24th 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 Bolton Road (BB2 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB2 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pritchard Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargreaves Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargreaves Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Hargreaves Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bankside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abraham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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