Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

England Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around England Avenue (BB2 4FD) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around England Avenue (BB2 4FD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in England Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashville Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Velvet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Velvet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Velvet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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