Total Crime Rate

415.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 415.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blackburn Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 11th highest crime rate of 269 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 0AL) in the last 12 months was 415.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Platt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rowland Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fountain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountain Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lang Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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