Total Crime Rate

336.7 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 336.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 19th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 0DB) in the last 12 months was 336.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hyndburn Street. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 19 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knotwood Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Empress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maya Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ron Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Empress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empress Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Persia Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences China Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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