Total Crime Rate

571.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.0 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 571.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.4 9/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bolton Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 11th 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 571.4 per 1,000 residents and was 667.1% higher than the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 231.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (18 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Velvet Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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