Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heys Court area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 159th 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 Heys Court (BB2 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Ewood average (137.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heys Court (BB2 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heys Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otterburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Farrington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Dorothy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Andrew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotland Bank Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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