Crime Rates at Belmont Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7LZ

Belmont Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 269 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 Belmont Road (BB6 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Netherton average (143.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Road (BB6 7LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Hall Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nowell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.