Crime Rates at Whalley Range, Blackburn, BB1 6NL

Whalley Range area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 154th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalley Range (BB1 6NL) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Range (BB1 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copse Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.