Crime Rates at Brownhill Drive, Blackburn, BB1 9RH

Brownhill Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 137th 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 Drive (BB1 9RH) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Drive (BB1 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearl Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peridot Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.