Total Crime Rate

245.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 245.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ramsgreave Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 47th 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 Ramsgreave Drive (BB1 8NB) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsgreave Drive (BB1 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsgreave Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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