Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkwood Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 140th 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 Parkwood Road (BB1 1TX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkwood Road (BB1 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Margarets Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valley Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Marys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Way β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Margarets Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sandwich Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woodlea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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