Total Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranbrook Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 95th 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 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbrook Street (BB2 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Hollin Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollin Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hollin Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollin Bridge Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Park Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aqueduct Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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