Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tintern Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 205th 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 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tintern Crescent (BB1 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Fountains Avenue. Police recorded 27 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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