Crime Rates at Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, BB1 5PD

Whalley Old Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

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 Whalley Old Road (BB1 5PD) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Old Road (BB1 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountains Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Zion Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.