Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roe Lee Industrial Estate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 195th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roe Lee Industrial Estate (BB1 9SU) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roe Lee Industrial Estate (BB1 9SU), the main crime hotspot is near Pearl Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roe Lee Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosewood Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearl Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gretna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearl Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornelian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornelian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranshaw Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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