Total Crime Rate

205.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whalley New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 66th 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 Whalley New Road (BB1 9SR) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley New Road (BB1 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosewood Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gretna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Douglas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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