Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 94th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 (BB5 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 0AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowland Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Robbery College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tremellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lang Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
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Data Sources

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