Total Crime Rate

115.0 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Livingstone Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 162nd 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 Livingstone Road (BB2 6NE) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 210.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 181.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Road (BB2 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasington Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Livingstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buncer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour French Road —
Sep 2025Other crime French Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rolleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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