Total Crime Rate

209.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Farmers Row area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 64th 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 Farmers Row (BB2 4NN) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Ewood average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmers Row (BB2 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Fowler Height Close. Police recorded 47 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 Farmers Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Farmer'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otterburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heys Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Andrew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Hey View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmer'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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