Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Livesey Branch Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 193rd 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 Livesey Branch Road (BB2 5DB) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 187.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livesey Branch Road (BB2 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Banbury Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tetbury Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Livesey Branch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloudberry Curve Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloudberry Curve Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriets Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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