Total Crime Rate
90.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazelwood Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 201st highest 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 Hazelwood Close (BB1 5QS) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazelwood Close (BB1 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarendon Road East, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Harwood & Whitebirk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Zion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road East | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Bower Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalley Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Zion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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