Total Crime Rate

280.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.2 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 280.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 23rd 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 4PE) in the last 12 months was 280.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Church average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB5 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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