Total Crime Rate

80.0 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 80.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Axis Park area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 220th highest 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 Axis Park (BB3 0FD) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axis Park (BB3 0FD), the main crime hotspot is near Greenbank Terrace. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Axis Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenbank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenbank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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