Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stockclough Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 204th 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 Stockclough Lane (BB2 5JR) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockclough Lane (BB2 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St David'S Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Livesey with Pleasington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsley Close | — |
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