Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

New Bank Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 116th 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 New Bank Road (BB2 6JW) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.7% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bank Road (BB2 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Minnie Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Minnie Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minnie Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Minnie Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cheltenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burlington Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minnie Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Irving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodfold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime St Silas'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Bank Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfold Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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