Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 200.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ferguson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 60th 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 Ferguson Street (BB2 4JY) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 169.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferguson Street (BB2 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsbury Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stewart Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferguson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneylea Under investigation
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Data Sources

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