Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rosewood Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 85th 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 Rosewood Avenue (BB1 9UB) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosewood Avenue (BB1 9UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gretna Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whalley New Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosewood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranshaw Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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