Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anglesey Street area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anglesey Street (BB2 4QG) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anglesey Street (BB2 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Railton Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bunkers Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cockridge Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Of Sussex Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Full View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorrock Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Railton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plantation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurstwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurstwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hurstwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pride Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pride Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunkers Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railton Avenue | Under investigation |
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