Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bank Hey Lane North 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 Bank Hey Lane North (BB1 9QU) 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 Bank Hey Lane North (BB1 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near St Gabriel'S Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Hey Lane North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Haston Lee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willow Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Mount —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beryl Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Hey Lane North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Hey Lane North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Lee Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gabriel'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Gabriel'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
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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