Crime Rates at Green Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4SR

Green Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 40th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (BB2 4SR) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (BB2 4SR), 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.