Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Marks Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 79th 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 St Marks Road (BB2 6TB) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 267.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (BB2 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pleasington Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buncer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Murdock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pink Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Murdock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rolleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime French Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour French Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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