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

Whalley Old Road 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 Whalley Old Road (BB1 5RH) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Whalley Old Road (BB1 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Fountains Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.