Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrow Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrow Drive (BB1 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrow Drive (BB1 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Public order Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripon Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ripon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ripon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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