Total Crime Rate

735.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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

Vincent Court 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 Vincent Court (BB2 4LD) 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 Vincent Court (BB2 4LD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Finsbury Place Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Place —
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 Ashville Terrace —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Place —
Sep 2025Public order Calico Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Calico Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calico Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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