Crime Rates at Barn Close, Blackburn, BB2 3SB

This area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 198th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (BB2 3SB) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BB2 3SB, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 61 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.