Crime Rates at Haston Lee Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 9QT

Haston Lee Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 134th 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 Haston Lee Avenue (BB1 9QT) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haston Lee Avenue (BB1 9QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amethyst Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.