Crime Rates at Ewood, Blackburn, BB2 4LL

Ewood area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 114th 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 Ewood (BB2 4LL) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewood (BB2 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.