Crime Rates at Harwood Road, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4EA

Harwood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Harwood Road (BB1 4EA) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Rishton average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Road (BB1 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A678, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.