Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitby Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 133rd highest 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 Whitby Drive (BB2 3EN) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Drive (BB2 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Levens Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenglass Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seascale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seascale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Observatory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broughton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morecambe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faroes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seascale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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