Total Crime Rate

76.2 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 76.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shearwater Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 207th lowest 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 Shearwater Drive (BB1 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Drive (BB1 6LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainsworth Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shearwater Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Mill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Old Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Noblett Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whalley Range Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oriole Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brown Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whalley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whalley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whalley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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