Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 71.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shadsworth Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shadsworth Road (BB1 2AU) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shadsworth Road (BB1 2AU), the main crime hotspot is near Hamer Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shadsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moorside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bank Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Staffa Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Lamlash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamlash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothesay Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Bank Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hamer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ayr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fecitt Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ingleby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarbert Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ayr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ayr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portree Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portree Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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