Total Crime Rate

183.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Railton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 84th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railton Avenue (BB2 4TH) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Avenue (BB2 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxstones Crescent, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railton Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livesey Branch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxstones Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Railton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Railton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ernlouen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxstones Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxstones Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Foxstones Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxstones Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxstones Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Crescent —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livesey Branch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxstones Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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