Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 205.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 126.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 58th 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 Whalley New Road (BB1 9BE) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% 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 Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley New Road (BB1 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paris (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Haston Lee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glengreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Willow Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Mount —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paris Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cilfton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haston Lee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haston Lee Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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