Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Tintern Crescent 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 Tintern Crescent (BB1 5RT) 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 Tintern Crescent (BB1 5RT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tintern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalley Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountains Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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