Crime Rates at Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 5NL

Preston Old Road area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 5NL) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Banbury Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.