December crime in Blackburn with Darwen decreased. Data shows a drop of 11.58% compared to November.
Violent and sexual crimes were still most common. These crimes decreased by over 70. You can see exactly where crimes happened. The data tells how many of each crime occurred.
The data lists fourteen crime types. Five types increased, while nine types decreased during this time. Here’s a rundown of a few changes I noticed.
Violence and sexual offences fell by 12.67%. Anti-social behaviour dropped by 10.26%. Criminal damage and arson went down 11.81%. Vehicle crime decreased a lot, by 24.74%. Shoplifting actually went up by 3.19%.
Other theft dropped 5.81%. Public order fell slightly, down 3.07%. Burglaries decreased sharply, by half which seems good. Other crimes dropped 31.11%.
Drug offenses rose, up 12.82%. Weapon possessions fell 16.66%. Robbery increased significantly, up 50%. Theft from people rose 25%. Bicycle theft went from zero to two incidents.
Other East Lancashire boroughs also saw crime drops. Rossendale had the biggest decrease, 18.39%. Pendle’s crime rate fell 6.07%. Burnley saw a 5.09% decrease in crime. Hyndburn had a slight decrease of 0.64%. Ribble Valley was the only area with a rise. Crime there jumped 20.23%. That’s the latest crime information locally.