Crime Rates at Myrtle Bank Terrace, Blackburn, BB2 4LW

Myrtle Bank Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 187th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Bank Terrace (BB2 4LW) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Bank Terrace (BB2 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.