Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alberta Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alberta Close (BB2 7DU) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alberta Close (BB2 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ottawa Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braddock Bluff (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ottawa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Entwistle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rathbone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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