Crime Rates at Ramsgreave Drive, Blackburn, BB1 8QT

Ramsgreave Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 61st 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 8QT) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.6% higher than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsgreave Drive (BB1 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilworth Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.