Total Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

East Lancashire Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 55th 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 East Lancashire Road (BB1 9QZ) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Lancashire Road (BB1 9QZ), 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 East Lancashire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Hey Lane North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Hey Lane North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Gabriel'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gabriel'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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