Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackburn Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

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 Blackburn Road (BB4 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB4 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Regent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coal Hey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ratcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prinny Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A680 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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