Crime Rates at Brownhill Road, Blackburn, BB1 9QX

Brownhill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 119th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownhill Road (BB1 9QX) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Road (BB1 9QX), 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.