Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buncer Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buncer Lane (BB2 6PX) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 202.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buncer Lane (BB2 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A677, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Assheton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buncer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Assheton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinckley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mile End Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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