Blackburn Central vs St Andrew's - Hyndburn

Blackburn Central has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,574 crimes in the last 12 months. St Andrew's - Hyndburn has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,251 crimes. Blackburn Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackburn Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +12.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Andrew's - Hyndburn shows +47.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackburn Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,381 incidents). In St Andrew's - Hyndburn, it is Violent Crime (495 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackburn Central recorded 1,144 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Andrew's - Hyndburn recorded 294. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blackburn Central totalled 1,381 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 495 in St Andrew's - Hyndburn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackburn Central recorded 4,058 crimes (now 4,574, a change of +12.7%). St Andrew's - Hyndburn recorded 848 crimes previously (now 1,251, +47.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Blackburn Central has a resolution rate of 22.8% and St Andrew's - Hyndburn has 33.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blackburn Central falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. St Andrew's - Hyndburn is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Blackburn Central and St Andrew's - Hyndburn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.