Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • 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 · 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 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 189th highest crime rate of 441 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 Croft Head Road (BB1 5UE) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Head Road (BB1 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Bower Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Head Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Drugs Sunny Bower Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Sunny Bower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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