Blackburn South East vs Buckshaw & Whittle

Blackburn South East has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,129 crimes in the last 12 months. Buckshaw & Whittle has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) with 815 crimes. Buckshaw & Whittle scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackburn South East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Buckshaw & Whittle shows -7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackburn South East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (958 incidents). In Buckshaw & Whittle, it is Violent Crime (312 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackburn South East recorded 434 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Buckshaw & Whittle recorded 272. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blackburn South East totalled 958 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 312 in Buckshaw & Whittle. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackburn South East recorded 1,803 crimes (now 2,129, a change of +18.1%). Buckshaw & Whittle recorded 876 crimes previously (now 815, -7%).

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 South East has a resolution rate of 19.4% and Buckshaw & Whittle has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blackburn South East falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Buckshaw & Whittle 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 South East and Buckshaw & Whittle. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.