Crime Rates at Aldwych Place, Blackburn, BB1 9QP

Aldwych Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 158th 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 Aldwych Place (BB1 9QP) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwych Place (BB1 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Opal Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.