Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

St Lucia Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lucia Close (BB3 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lucia Close (BB3 0SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeward Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Crime Over Time in St Lucia Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leeward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lucia Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑