Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palatine Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 202nd 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 Palatine Road (BB2 6LP) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palatine Road (BB2 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Terrace. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranborne Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheltenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheltenham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheetham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheetham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheetham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheetham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belle Vue Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leamington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cheetham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Street | Under investigation |
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