Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 119.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Philips Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 150th highest crime rate of 441 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 Philips Road (BB1 5SN) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (95.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% 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 ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Philips Road area

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Data Sources

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