Crime Rates at Finsbury Place, Blackburn, BB2 4JS

Finsbury Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Place (BB2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 314.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finsbury Place (BB2 4JS), 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.