Total Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Beamish Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 7th 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 Beamish Avenue (BB2 4FP) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beamish Avenue (BB2 4FP), 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 Beamish Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Velvet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Velvet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Velvet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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