Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Croft Head Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Head Road (BB1 5TB) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Croft Head Road area

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Data Sources

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