Crime Rates at Brownhill Road, Blackburn, BB1 9QY

Brownhill Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownhill Road (BB1 9QY) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Road (BB1 9QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Walk (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.