Total Crime Rate
735.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Top O Th Croft 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 Top O Th Croft (BB2 4JW) 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 Top O Th Croft (BB2 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackburn South & Lower Darwen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vincent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Velvet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finsbury Place | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finsbury Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tweed Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Velvet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Velvet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finsbury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finsbury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashville Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stewart Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stewart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finsbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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