Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James'S Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 160th 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 St James'S Road (BB1 8ES) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (BB1 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Aberdare Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deganwy Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Snowdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snowdon Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Conway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Conway Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corwen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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