Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 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

Gisburn Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 197th highest 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 Gisburn Place (BB2 6NT) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gisburn Place (BB2 6NT), the main crime hotspot is near Foxhouse Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gisburn Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Sep 2025Burglary Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Irving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Murdock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery West View Under investigation

Data Sources

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