Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West View Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 187th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View Place (BB2 6JG) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Place (BB2 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Terrace. Police recorded 16 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 West View Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beardwood Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Silas'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Bank Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mile End Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinckley Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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