Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarendon Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Road (BB1 9SS) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarendon Road (BB1 9SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgewater Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Harwood & Whitebirk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosewood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Street | Local resolution |
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