Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Worsten Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 108th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worsten Avenue (BB2 4EG) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% higher than the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen average (74.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worsten Avenue (BB2 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorgate Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worsten Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crediton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soulby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Aidan'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chicken Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorothy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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