Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bentham Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 207th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentham Road (BB2 4PN) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentham Road (BB2 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephen Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Of Sussex Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bentham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Full View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angela Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbridge Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plantation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of Sussex Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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