Total Crime Rate

735.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 735.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 212.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 8th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BB2 4JP) in the last 12 months was 735.6 per 1,000 residents and was 802.4% higher 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 249.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB2 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsbury Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashville Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Place Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stewart Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Street —
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Velvet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Place —
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Data Sources

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