Total Crime Rate

300.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 26th 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 Adelaide Terrace (BB2 6ET) in the last 12 months was 300.4 per 1,000 residents and was 517.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 167.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Terrace (BB2 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adelaide Terrace (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Roney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheltenham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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