Crime Rates at Grafton Street, Blackburn, BB2 4AS

Grafton Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 124th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Street (BB2 4AS) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Street (BB2 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.