Crimes Committed Near Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ in August 2025
Summary
Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ is within the Blackburn Central policing neighbourhood, under the Lancashire Constabulary force area.
There were 219 crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ can be described as High.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 323 reported crimes per 1,000 people - a high level when compared with other statistical areas.
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: High
Bicycle theft: Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Medium
Robbery: Low
Shoplifting: High
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
These are the 69 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Blackburn |
| August 2025 | On or near Blackburn |
| August 2025 | On or near Bridgemill Road |
| August 2025 | On or near Brunel Drive |
| August 2025 | On or near Cicely Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Cromwell Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Cromwell Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk |
| August 2025 | On or near Darwen Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Derham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Derham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Derham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Derham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Dombey Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Dundee Drive |
| August 2025 | On or near Durham Close |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Higher Barn Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Islington |
| August 2025 | On or near Islington |
| August 2025 | On or near Kent Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Kent Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Lambeth Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Langden Brook Square |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Malham Gardens |
| August 2025 | On or near Malham Gardens |
| August 2025 | On or near May Street |
| August 2025 | On or near May Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Mincing Lane |
| August 2025 | On or near Nottingham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Nottingham Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Paterson Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Pendle Drive |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station |
| August 2025 | On or near Pilkington Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Police Station |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Rimington Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Rimington Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Selkirk Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Selkirk Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Skelshaw Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Stirling Drive |
| August 2025 | On or near Strathclyde Road |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket |
| August 2025 | On or near Sussex Drive |
| August 2025 | On or near Swan Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Tattersall Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Whitendale Crescent |
| August 2025 | On or near Whitendale Crescent |
Bicycle theft
This is the 1 Bicycle theft crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Police Station | Under investigation |
Burglary
These are the 4 Burglary crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Cicely Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Tattersall Street | Under investigation |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 12 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Cicely Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Darwen Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Dewhurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Oxford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Drugs
These are the 7 Drugs crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Mayson Street | Local resolution |
| August 2025 | On or near Paterson Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| August 2025 | On or near Paterson Street | Local resolution |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Strathclyde Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Tattersall Street | Local resolution |
Other theft
These are the 10 Other theft crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Aberdeen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Mincing Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Newchurch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Pilkington Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Ripon Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
Public order
These are the 6 Public order crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Durham Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Selkirk Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near York Street | Under investigation |
Robbery
These are the 6 Robbery crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Durham Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 38 Shoplifting crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Walk | Offender given a caution |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Russell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Local resolution |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Offender given a caution |
Theft from the person
These are the 2 Theft from the person crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Islington | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
These are the 4 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Kempton Rise | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 55 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Aviemore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Bargee Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Brandy House Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Brunel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Brunel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Cobourg Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Croasdale Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Cross Fold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Darwen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Derham Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Dundee Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Dundee Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Durham Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Gillies Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Hareden Brook Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Offender given a caution |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Honey Hole | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Honey Hole | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Islington | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Leeds Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Malham Gardens | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Mary Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Mary Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Mayson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Merchants Landing | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Pilkington Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Pilkington Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Pringle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queens Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Randolph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Rimington Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Rockcliffe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Selkirk Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Selkirk Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Sussex Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Wharf Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Yates Fold | Under investigation |
Other crime
These are the 4 Other crime crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Merchants Quay, Blackburn, BB1 1EQ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Cambridge Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| August 2025 | On or near Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Merchants Quay | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Pilkington Street | Awaiting court outcome |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.