Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whalley New Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 144th highest 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 Whalley New Road (BB1 9AU) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley New Road (BB1 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near Pearl Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whalley New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topaz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Lee Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gretna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whalley New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peridot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peridot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peridot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peridot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amethyst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Amber Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beryl Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelian Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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