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Other theft in Blackburn with Darwen 12 months to June 2026
6.1per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 999 other theft offences in Blackburn with Darwen in the 12 months to June 2026, up 4.2% (40) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.1 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 163,801 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 50 100 150 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 148 offences October 2011: 168 offences November 2011: 142 offences December 2011: 118 offences January 2012: 127 offences February 2012: 138 offences March 2012: 144 offences April 2012: 180 offences May 2012: 146 offences June 2012: 144 offences July 2012: 162 offences August 2012: 152 offences September 2012: 141 offences October 2012: 160 offences November 2012: 124 offences December 2012: 132 offences January 2013: 123 offences February 2013: 110 offences March 2013: 131 offences April 2013: 150 offences May 2013: 128 offences June 2013: 138 offences July 2013: 149 offences August 2013: 136 offences September 2013: 132 offences October 2013: 140 offences November 2013: 134 offences December 2013: 119 offences January 2014: 111 offences February 2014: 96 offences March 2014: 121 offences April 2014: 124 offences May 2014: 123 offences June 2014: 131 offences July 2014: 146 offences August 2014: 111 offences September 2014: 148 offences October 2014: 144 offences November 2014: 145 offences December 2014: 115 offences January 2015: 111 offences February 2015: 152 offences March 2015: 160 offences April 2015: 132 offences May 2015: 125 offences June 2015: 105 offences July 2015: 136 offences August 2015: 103 offences September 2015: 112 offences October 2015: 133 offences November 2015: 120 offences December 2015: 127 offences January 2016: 103 offences February 2016: 126 offences March 2016: 112 offences April 2016: 125 offences May 2016: 129 offences June 2016: 146 offences July 2016: 133 offences August 2016: 142 offences September 2016: 123 offences October 2016: 134 offences November 2016: 114 offences December 2016: 128 offences January 2017: 118 offences February 2017: 125 offences March 2017: 128 offences April 2017: 145 offences May 2017: 124 offences June 2017: 107 offences July 2017: 110 offences August 2017: 135 offences September 2017: 109 offences October 2017: 138 offences November 2017: 145 offences December 2017: 164 offences January 2018: 165 offences February 2018: 122 offences March 2018: 129 offences April 2018: 139 offences May 2018: 175 offences June 2018: 151 offences July 2018: 161 offences August 2018: 171 offences September 2018: 174 offences October 2018: 138 offences November 2018: 131 offences December 2018: 141 offences January 2019: 151 offences February 2019: 135 offences March 2019: 118 offences April 2019: 128 offences May 2019: 132 offences June 2019: 139 offences July 2019: 138 offences August 2019: 149 offences September 2019: 112 offences October 2019: 135 offences November 2019: 120 offences December 2019: 141 offences January 2020: 124 offences February 2020: 107 offences March 2020: 97 offences April 2020: 74 offences May 2020: 90 offences June 2020: 98 offences July 2020: 98 offences August 2020: 93 offences September 2020: 111 offences October 2020: 108 offences November 2020: 101 offences December 2020: 80 offences January 2021: 83 offences February 2021: 74 offences March 2021: 83 offences April 2021: 80 offences May 2021: 79 offences June 2021: 78 offences July 2021: 102 offences August 2021: 90 offences September 2021: 71 offences October 2021: 77 offences November 2021: 105 offences December 2021: 90 offences January 2022: 92 offences February 2022: 97 offences March 2022: 101 offences April 2022: 91 offences May 2022: 103 offences June 2022: 100 offences July 2022: 77 offences August 2022: 104 offences September 2022: 82 offences October 2022: 113 offences November 2022: 105 offences December 2022: 87 offences January 2023: 89 offences February 2023: 91 offences March 2023: 82 offences April 2023: 86 offences May 2023: 68 offences June 2023: 109 offences July 2023: 109 offences August 2023: 70 offences September 2023: 84 offences October 2023: 109 offences November 2023: 102 offences December 2023: 110 offences January 2024: 69 offences February 2024: 94 offences March 2024: 78 offences April 2024: 91 offences May 2024: 72 offences June 2024: 86 offences July 2024: 80 offences August 2024: 73 offences September 2024: 77 offences October 2024: 79 offences November 2024: 86 offences December 2024: 81 offences January 2025: 67 offences February 2025: 92 offences March 2025: 79 offences April 2025: 73 offences May 2025: 102 offences June 2025: 70 offences July 2025: 79 offences August 2025: 93 offences September 2025: 83 offences October 2025: 76 offences November 2025: 94 offences December 2025: 89 offences January 2026: 78 offences February 2026: 82 offences March 2026: 82 offences April 2026: 76 offences May 2026: 75 offences June 2026: 92 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 3,662 (partial) — — June 2012 1,562 10.5 2012 June 2013 355 2.4 2013 June 2014 98 0.7 2014 June 2015 119 0.8 2015 June 2016 112 0.7 2016 June 2017 127 0.8 2017 June 2018 251 1.6 2018 June 2019 297 1.9 2019 June 2020 263 1.7 2020 June 2021 387 2.5 2021 June 2022 370 2.4 2022 June 2023 324 2.0 2023 June 2024 352 2.2 2024 June 2025 461 2.8 2025 June 2026 485 3.0 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Blackburn with Darwen Violence and sexual offences 6,869 offences 41.9per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,334 offences 8.1per 1,000 Public order 1,073 offences 6.6per 1,000 Shoplifting 969 offences 5.9per 1,000 Vehicle crime 904 offences 5.5per 1,000 Drugs 533 offences 3.3per 1,000 Other crime 485 offences 3.0per 1,000 Burglary 466 offences 2.8per 1,000 Possession of weapons 198 offences 1.2per 1,000 Robbery 135 offences 0.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 69 offences 0.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 50 offences 0.3per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Blackburn with Darwen