Total Crime Rate

371.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 371.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 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 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 13th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Blackburn Road (BB5 0AE) in the last 12 months was 371.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lang Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milnshaw Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnshaw Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery College Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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