Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook Street (BB2 4AT) 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 Cranbrook Street (BB2 4AT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbrook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galligreaves Way —
Apr 2026Public order Galligreaves Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aqueduct Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Exeter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galligreaves Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springbank Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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