Blackburn crime stats
The overall crime rate in Blackburn city is 112.2 crimes per 1,000 which is 111% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 5.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 125% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 37.2% over the last 12 months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Other crime rate is at 134% of national crime rate which puts Blackburn on 36. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Other crime makes up 2.6% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 other crime totalled 375 representing an increase 1.9% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Blackburn city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 39.8% | 51. lowest | 125% | 5.7k | 12.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 18.9% | 37. highest | 131% | 2.7k | -39.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.5% | 52. lowest | 122% | 1.1k | 6.2% |
| Public order crime | 6.9% | 37. lowest | 113% | 993 | 26.8% |
| Other theft crime | 5.7% | 36. lowest | 96% | 820 | 3.1% |
| Shoplifting crime | 5.4% | 5. lowest | 68% | 779 | -21.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.8% | 49. lowest | 104% | 685 | -25.0% |
| Drugs crime | 3.5% | 50. lowest | 115% | 498 | 37.2% |
| Other crime | 2.6% | 36. highest | 134% | 375 | 1.9% |
| Burglary crime | 2.4% | 22. lowest | 73% | 342 | -10.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 53. highest | 126% | 162 | 14.1% |
| Robbery crime | 0.6% | 8. lowest | 50% | 91 | -36.4% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 21. lowest | 25% | 56 | -1.8% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.2% | 3. lowest | 32% | 35 | -23.9% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Blackburn crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Blackburn city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Blackburn city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Blackburn city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 21.2 | 16.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.1 | 8.9 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 44.6 | 35.7 |
Blackburn overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Blackburn crime rate comparison map
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