Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cunliffe Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 136th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cunliffe Close (BB1 5QX) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunliffe Close (BB1 5QX), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Bower Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cunliffe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bower Close —
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Data Sources

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