Total Crime Rate

79.0 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Northfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bastwell & Daisyfield , and the 212th 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 Northfield Road (BB1 8EW) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Bastwell & Daisyfield average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (BB1 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6232, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Conway Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deganwy Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corwen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Close 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
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Croft —
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Data Sources

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