Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bolton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 177th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BB2 4HL) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB2 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Park Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitaker Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Isherwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Isherwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calico Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calico Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calico Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aqueduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollin Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hollin Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollin Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Calico Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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