Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
154,922
Murder rate
0.0
Burglary rate
546.1
Drug offences rate
140.1
Weapon offences rate
81.3
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The crime rate in Blackburn with Darwen is 8,845 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 13,703 incidents of crime, a 457 decrease in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Blackburn with Darwen fell by 3.2% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 2.9% per year.
There were 5,927 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,826) in Blackburn with Darwen in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Blackburn with Darwen is about a 3.83% chance per year.
There were 3,839 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,478) in Blackburn with Darwen in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Blackburn with Darwen is about a 2.48% chance per year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 3% reduction in crime in Blackburn with Darwen. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Blackburn with Darwen is Theft from the person which changed by 96.4% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Blackburn with Darwen was Drug offences which changed by -21.7% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Blackburn with Darwen have risen by 59.6% between 2011 and 2021 from 1,023 to 1,633 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 50.0% from 2 to 1 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Blackburn with Darwen are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Blackburn with Darwen have risen by 21.1% between 2011 and 2021 from 413 to 500 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 41.6% from 1,226 to 716 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Blackburn with Darwen between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 2,348 | 1,516 | 17% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,000 | 1,291 | 15% |
| Criminal damage | 1,663 | 1,073 | 12% |
| Violence with injury | 1,578 | 1,019 | 12% |
| Public order offences | 1,133 | 731 | 8% |
| All other theft offences | 1,076 | 695 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 896 | 578 | 7% |
| Vehicle offences | 863 | 557 | 6% |
| Residential burglary | 501 | 323 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 415 | 268 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime