Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.0 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 175.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford 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 Hertford Street (BB2 4EX) 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 Hertford Street (BB2 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hertford Street, where police recorded 27 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 Hertford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springbank Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chicken Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicken Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street
Apr 2026Public order St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Aidan'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Street

Data Sources

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