Crime Rates at Bedford Street, Blackburn, BB2 4EU

Bedford Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Street (BB2 4EU) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (BB2 4EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hertford Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.