Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 54th 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 Shadsworth Road (BB1 2HR) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shadsworth Road (BB1 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grisedale Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skye Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skye Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Largs Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shadsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martindale Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Borrowdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grisedale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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