Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Michaels Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 189th 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 St Michaels Close (BB2 5DG) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 607.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Close (BB2 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Tetbury Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eskdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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