Crime Rates at Woodlea Road, Blackburn, BB1 1TT

Woodlea Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 75th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlea Road (BB1 1TT) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlea Road (BB1 1TT), 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.