Blackburn South East vs Overton - Lancaster

Blackburn South East has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,129 crimes in the last 12 months. Overton - Lancaster has a safety score of 63/100 (Average) with 250 crimes. Overton - Lancaster 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. Overton - Lancaster shows -6.4% (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 Overton - Lancaster, it is Violent Crime (96 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 Overton - Lancaster recorded 70. 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 96 in Overton - Lancaster. 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%). Overton - Lancaster recorded 267 crimes previously (now 250, -6.4%).

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 Overton - Lancaster has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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