Crime Rates at Laburnum Road, Blackburn, BB1 5PY

Laburnum Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 218th 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 Laburnum Road (BB1 5PY) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (BB1 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Clarendon Road East. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.