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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BB3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BB3 recorded 278 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.79 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 43.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 25.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring88.65 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment278 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 25.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

278
trending_down -3.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

88.65per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,176

Within BB3 district

Blackburn with Darwen

40,969

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Tottenham Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3
8
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Bridge Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 1
8
Victoria Street Map
total: 6 Possession of weapons: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Jubilee Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Cambridge Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 1
5
Atlas Road Map
total: 5 Possession of weapons: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Calder Avenue Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
St Bedes Park Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Powell Street Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
278 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
121
43.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
42
15.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
26
9.4%
Public Order
19
6.8%
Burglary
16
5.8%
Other Theft
15
5.4%
Drug Offences
10
3.6%
Other Crime
9
3.2%
Weapons Possession
7
2.5%
Shoplifting
7
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
5
1.8%
Robbery
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: BB3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BB3 (43.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BB3 has fallen sharply — by 25.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BB3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -25.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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