Crime Rates at Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, BB1 2HP

Shadsworth Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 147th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shadsworth Road (BB1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shadsworth Road (BB1 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Dunoon Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.