Total Crime Rate

176.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 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 176.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Winterburn Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 78th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winterburn Road (BB2 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winterburn Road (BB2 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fowler Height Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winterburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pride Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Andrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fowler Height Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otterburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fowler Height Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pride Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lane House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Heyworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lane House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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