Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bonsall Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 163rd 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 Bonsall Street (BB2 4DB) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonsall Street (BB2 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Woodfield Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bonsall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowen Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Range —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorrock Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Henry Whalley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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