Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitebirk Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitebirk Road (BB1 3HY) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitebirk Road (BB1 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hamer Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitebirk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hamer Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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