Crime Rates at Hill View, Blackburn, BB1 8RA

Hill View area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill View (BB1 8RA) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill View (BB1 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranshaw Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pemberton Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.