Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Outram Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Outram Lane (BB1 9AD) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outram Lane (BB1 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Cornelian Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Outram Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thornwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topaz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ottershaw Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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