Total Crime Rate

223.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 223.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elim Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elim Place (BB2 4HB) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elim Place (BB2 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 34 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 Elim Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorothy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soulby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery New Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
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 Hertford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbridge Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crediton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chicken Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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