Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 316.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

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 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southworth Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Road
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abraham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pritchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hargreaves Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Garden Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitaker Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Close
Sep 2025Burglary Infirmary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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