Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Silass Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 208th lowest 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 St Silass Road (BB2 6JX) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -74.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -67.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Silass Road (BB2 6JX), 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 St Silass Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinckley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Sep 2025Public order Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodfold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfold Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Bank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mile End Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime St Silas'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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