Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Picton Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 185th 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 Picton Street (BB2 4QH) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picton Street (BB2 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxstones Crescent, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Picton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of Sussex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cockridge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Public order Bunkers Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Full View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hurstwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxstones Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Foxstones Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxstones Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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