Total Crime Rate

712.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 712.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.0 10/10
  • Drugs 52.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 9th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitebirk Road (BB1 3JB) in the last 12 months was 712.6 per 1,000 residents and was 429.2% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 273.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitebirk Road (BB1 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Thornley Avenue. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 102 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Thornley Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hamer Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maricourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamer Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey 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 Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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