Crime Rates at Flowers Close, Blackburn, BB2 4FW

Flowers Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 61st 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 Flowers Close (BB2 4FW) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flowers Close (BB2 4FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsbury Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stewart Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.