Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billinge Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 146th 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 Billinge Avenue (BB2 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billinge Avenue (BB2 6SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Buncer Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Billinge Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Under Billinge Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Under Billinge Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Under Billinge Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Billinge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Under Billinge Lane | Local resolution |
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