Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mosley Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 214th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mosley Walk (BB2 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mosley Walk (BB2 3RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynthorpe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mosley Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hargreaves Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Hole Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bankside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargreaves Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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