Blackburn with Darwen’s crime rate saw a slight increase in May after it had dropped for the first time this year the month before.

Data from police.uk shows 1,674 crimes were committed in the borough in May, with violence and sexual offences once again topping the list.

The overall total of crimes increased by 4.49 per cent from April, when there were 1,602 crimes committed.

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Using the data, we were able to map exactly where each crime took place within the borough and determine how many instances of each crime there was.

Of the 14 crimes listed in the data, there were six increases and eight decreases.

Possession of weapons saw the biggest percentage increase, going up by 137.5 per cent from eight instances in April to 19 in May.

This crime registered the biggest decrease last month having dropped to eight from 22 in March.

The remaining crimes changed as follows:

  • Anti-social behaviour – 472 (Apr) – 520 (May) – up 10.16 per cent
  • Violence and sexual offences – 503 (Apr) – 552 (May) – 9.74 per cent
  • Criminal damage and arson – 136 (Apr) – 138 (May) – up 1.47 per cent
  • Shoplifting – 114 (Apr) – 99 (May) – down 13.15 per cent
  • Vehicle crime – 88 (Apr) – 77 (May) – down 12.5 per cent
  • Public order – 69 (Apr) – 75 (May) – up 8.69 per cent
  • Other theft – 86 (Apr) – 68 (May) – down 20.93 per cent
  • Burglary – 48 (Apr) – 59 (May) – up 22.91 per cent
  • Other crime – 35 (Apr) – 33 (May) – down 5.71 per cent
  • Drugs – 19 (Apr) – 18 (May) – down 5.26 per cent
  • Bicycle theft – 7 (Apr) – 6 (May) – 14.28 per cent
  • Robbery – 8 (Apr) – 5 (May) – 37.5 per cent
  • Theft from person – 9 (Apr) – 5 (May) – down 44.44 per cent

 

All five other East Lancashire boroughs reported increases in their crime rate for May too.

The biggest climb was in the Ribble Valley, which went up by 18.69 per cent, followed by Rossendale which increased by 8.51 per cent.

Hyndburn increased by 8.62 per cent, while Pendle and Burnley went up by 4.74 per cent and 4.17 per cent respectively.