Crime Rates at Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1JP

Blackburn Road area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the highest crime rate of 268 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 1JP) in the last 12 months was 2873.4 per 1,000 residents and was 908.0% 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 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 287 (≈ 1211.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgar Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.