Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lynwood Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 201st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynwood Road (BB2 6HW) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Road (BB2 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brighton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Higher Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Higher Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Higher Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minnie Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheltenham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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